Talk:Postanalytic philosophy

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[edit] Does this school of thought really exist?

Can anyone verify that this is an actually used name for a school of philosophy? I am a Ph.D. student in a philosophy program (Pittsburgh) which takes Rorty much more seriously than most, and I cannot recall ever having heard the term postanalytic philosophy. JustinBlank 18:00, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Good question! I hadn't heard of it, either. I just did a google search, though, and came up with 1030 hits. I'm not sure, though, that there is any real agreement on what the term stands for. The links I've checked out so far suggest that people are repeatedly inventing it as a nonce term for rhetorical purposes. This book, a criticism of academic philosophy for being too dry and narrow, says:

Cornel West and John Rajchman tried to start an avalanche when they announced the arrival of "postanalytic philosophy," but any change has remained undetectable. The move to "postanalytic" philosophy...is no more than a slight shift in a few strategic plays, carried out by the same familiar players. The technocracy remains intact, proudly displaying the same "dryness"...

This article from a philosophy journal says that postanalytic philosophy is a branch of the analytic movement:

...Postanalytic philosophy equals analytic philosophy minus logical atomism.

I've found some professors' web pages that mention an interest in "neopragmatism and postanalytic philosophy". I do see Rorty's name mentioned in connection with postanalytic philosophy, but nothing yet that makes clear that there is any real school of thought here or any accepted meaning for the term. If no one posts here within a couple weeks, I'd favor deleting the page. We can always re-start the page if a school of thought with clear-cut signs of existence does emerge.

Ben Kovitz 18:39, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong links?

The link in the first paragraph titled "social progress" links to "Philosophy (progress)" and not to the article "social progress". Where is it supposed to link to?