How “intuition” exploded

Andow, J. (2015) How “intuition” exploded. Metaphilosophy, 46 (2). pp. 189-212. ISSN 1467-9973 doi: 10.1111/meta.12127

Abstract/Summary

Recent decades have seen a surge in interest in metaphilosophy. In particular there has been an interest in philosophical methodology. Various questions have been asked about philosophical methods. Are our methods any good? Can we improve upon them? Prior to such evaluative and ameliorative concerns, however, is the matter of what methods philosophers actually use. Worryingly, our understanding of philosophical methodology is impoverished in various respects. This article considers one particular respect in which we seem to be missing an important part of the picture. While it is a received wisdom that the word “intuition” has exploded across analytic philosophy in recent decades, the article presents evidence that the explosion is apparent across a broad swathe of academia (and perhaps beyond). It notes various implications for current methodological debates about the role of intuitions in philosophy.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/40210
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/meta.12127
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Uncontrolled Keywords	analytic philosophy;descriptive methodology;intuitions;metaphilosophy;methodology;philosophical methodology
Publisher	Blackwell Publishing
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