| Term Paper Title | Analytic And Linguistic Philosophy |
| # of Words | 500 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2 |
Analytic and Linguistic Philosophy
Analytic and Linguistic Philosophy, 20th-century philosophical movement, dominant in Great Britain and the United States since World War II (1939-1945), that aims to clarify language and analyze the concepts expressed in it. Although no specific doctrines or tenets are accepted by the movement as a whole, analytic and linguistic philosophers agree that the proper activity of philosophy is clarifying language or concepts. The aim of this activity is to settle philosophical disputes and problems, which, it is argued, originate in linguistic confusion.
Some analytic and linguistic philosophers are primarily concerned with clarifying the meaning of specific words or phrases as an essential step in making philosophical assertions clear and unambiguous. Others are more concerned with establishing a criterion that will distinguish between meaningful and nonsensical sentences. Still others are interested in creating formal, symbolic languages that are mathematical in nature. Many philosophers associated with the movement also focus on the analysis of ordinary, or natural, language as the key to resolving philosophical puzzles.
English philosophers G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell were the founders of contemporary analytic and linguistic philosophy. For Moore, philosophy was first and foremost analysis. The philosophical task involved clarifying puzzling propositions or concepts. Russell, strongly influenced by the precision of mathematics, was concerned with developing an ideal logical language.
Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein became a central figure in the movement with his first major work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (19...Read entire document
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