Chapter 7 Flashcards
From a Christian perspective, critique analytic philosophy
The biggest issue with analytic philosophy is it focuses only on sensory learning. It does not allow for the divine revelation that we receive from God’s Word. As a Christian, the Bible is our foundation for all knowledge. If we rely only on our sensory knowledge, we will be led astray. However, a Christin can use the methods of analyzing and synthesizing to build a Christian philosophy. It would be good for a Christian to clarify the meanings of the language used.
Analytic philosophy may best be seen as what?
A revolt against the traditional aims and methods of philosophy
Analytic philosophy is considered what?
An approach to philosophy rather than a school of philosophy
Analytic philosophy would say that the real problems of the past have to deal with what?
Confusion in language and meaning
Imprecision in the use of language and unclear meanings create what?
Confusion
Analytic philosophy is turned away from the use of what?
Speculative, prescriptive, and synthesizing roles of philosophy
What is the key theme of analytic philosophy?
Clarification
Analytic philosophy is not attempting to make propositions but interested in what?
Clarifying the exact meaning of the propositions set down by others
Name a key thinkers of analytic philosophy
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Name the historical roots of analytic philosophy
Linguistic analysis, positivism
According to positivism knowledge is what?
limited to statements of observable facts and their interrelations
According to analytic philosophy, what is the role of educational philosophy?
Not to develop some new educational ideology, but to help us better understand the meanings of our current ideologies
According to analytic philosophy, educational problems are _ problems
Language
According to analytic philosophy, if we can solve the language problems, we can solve the _ problems
Educational
According to analytic philosophy, education is riddled with what?
Imprecise statements and slogans
Analytic philosophers perform a valuable service in doing what?
Clarifying language, concepts, and purposes
Analytic philosophers avoid making what types of statements?
- what students and teachers ought to do or ought not to do
- statement of value concerning such activities
In the analytic philosophy example of the Macmillan Basal Readers, instead of saying that a child should read, think or learn, the analyst will do what?
Examine what is meant by read, think, or learn
Name the strengths of analytic philosophy?
- added rigor and precision to the study of education as a professional field
- created awareness of the dangers of ready-made answers, slogans, and cliches as solutions to problems
Name some weaknesses of analytic philosophy.
- too narrow and limited to meet the complex demands of modern life and education
- seen by some as an escape from the really important problems of life
- confuse philosophic means with philosophic ends
- blindness to its own metaphysical and epistemological presuppositions
Explain the complementary roles of analytic and comprehensive philosophy
Analytic and comprehensive philosophy work together. “… the techniques of analysis could be used to clarify and make more precise and intelligible the broad concepts of comprehensive philosophical systems.” Basically, the comprehensive philosophy gives us the big picture or the overview. Analytic philosophy will help us break it down and see the small pieces.
Analytic philosophy is not interested in what?
making metaphysical epistemological, or Axiology statements
Analytic philosophy says what about the broad statements of philosophers
They have only added to the confusion
positivism rejected what?
A metaphysical worldview or world views that could not be empirically verified
