Anachronism in Recent Moral Philosophy



Whistler, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-8662-3211
(2017) Anachronism in Recent Moral Philosophy. Philosophy & Rhetoric, 50 (3). pp. 247-271.

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Abstract

<jats:p>In this article, I analyze the debate between Raimond Gaita and Christopher Hamilton on the rhetorical practices appropriate to achieving lucidity (full attention to moral reality). I concentrate on the deployment of untimely terms (taking “soul” as my central example) as a means by which both Gaita and Hamilton attempt to provoke lucidity in the reader. In the final sections of the article, I use this case study of the moral term “soul” to set out a theoretical model for the process of becoming lucid in order to (partially) defend Gaita's philosophical style against Hamilton's criticisms. At stake is the possibility of other forms of rigor, other forms of clarity, and other forms of cogency than analytic philosophizing typically presumes.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2016 09:21
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:32
DOI: 10.5325/philrhet.50.3.0247
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3002956