Philosophical Methodology: From Data to Theory [Paperback]

Philosophical Methodologyoffers an up-to-date assessment of different methods of doing philosophy, and develops a novel account of the structure and goals of inquiry. It allows philosophers and students of philosophy to better understand their topics, and shows how philosophy can continue to make progress in answering its central questions.Philosophical Methodologyis a book addressed to the entire philosophical community. It develops a novel account of the structure and goals of inquiry, offers the first systematic discussion of philosophical data, and assesses extant philosophical methods. Introducing a new method for doing philosophy, it positions theorists to better understand their topics while also revealing how philosophy can continue to make progress in answering its foremost questions.Introduction1. The Nature of Inquiry2. Philosophical Data3. The Epistemic Theory of Data4. The Question of Method5. The Tri-Level Method6. Philosophical ProgressJohn Bengson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, having previously held appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvard University, and the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University. He is the author of numerous articles on a wide range of topics in epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, and moral philosophy.Terence Cuneo is Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at the University of Vermont. He is the author of six books, as well as the editor of numerous others. He works primarily in the areas of moral philosophy, history of modern philosophy, and philosophy of religion.Russ Shafer-Landau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is past President of the American Philosophical Association (Central division), editor ofOxford Studies in Metaethics, Director of the Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics, and host of the annual Madison Metaethics Workshop. He is the authol£+