Dos formas de quietismo: ¿De qué se puede hablar en filosofía?

  • Manuel de Pinedo Universidad de Granada, Spain
Palabras clave: Wittgenstein, John McDowell, Particularismo, Seguimiento de reglas, Externismo

Resumen

In this paper I explore two possible ways of being quietist in philosophy and relate them to the work of Wittgenstein and McDowell. On the one hand, quietism could be understood as an imperative to remain quiet regarding what we value the most. The final aphorisms of the Tractatus seem to gesture in this direction. On the other hand, it could be seen as a refusal to produce philosophical theories regarding general and abstract issues such as meaning or thought. McDowell has recommended reading the Investigations under this light and has followed the advice in most of his work. I discuss some consequences of this approach to issues such as rule following, mental externalism and ethical particularlism and try to show that there is much exciting philosophical work to be done even after abandoning grand theoretical aspirations.

Biografía del autor/a

Manuel de Pinedo, Universidad de Granada, Spain

Manuel de Pinedo es profesor en el departamento de Filosofía I de la Universidad de Granada, España al que se unió con un contrato Ramón y Cajal tras obtener su doctorado en la Universidad de Sussex, Reino Unido (2000). Ha investigado sobre una amplia variedad de cuestiones que van desde la filosofía de la mente, la biología y las ciencias cognitivas a la epistemología y la metafísica. Ha publicado en revistas como Synthese, Biology & Philosophy, Theoria, Teorema, International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Frontiers in Psychology o Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. Está orgulloso de colaborar con un buen número de filósofas y filósofos, incluyendo estudiantes de doctorado pasados y presentes. Actualmente está muy comprometido con el giro político en filosofía analítica y dirige, junto a María José Frápolli y Neftalí Villanueva, un grupo de investigación muy activo.

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2019-06-30
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de Pinedo García, M. 2019. Dos formas de quietismo: ¿De qué se puede hablar en filosofía?. Disputatio. 8, 9 (jun. 2019), 173-192. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3236912.