文档介绍：The Analytic Turn
One of the most important developments in twentieth-century philosophy –
arguably the most important development – was the rise of analytic philo-
sophy. In recent years there has been growing interest in the history of
analytic philosophy and increasing debate over what exactly ‘analytic phi-
losophy’ means. The name suggests that analysis is accorded a central role
in its methodology, and one might indeed talk of an ’analytic turn’ as
having taken place in giving rise to analytic philosophy. But this analytic
turn was plex event, and studies in the history of analytic philosophy
show that there are many conceptions of analysis in play, both explicitly and
implicitly. This volume sheds light on these conceptions, particularly in the
early phases of the history of analytic philosophy, pares them with
the methodology of phenomenology, one of the main rival traditions in
twentieth-century philosophy. Here, too, one might speak of an ‘analytic
turn’ as having taken place, and the relationship between the analytic and
phenomenological traditions is a further theme of the volume.
Part I explores the work of Frege and Russell, two of the founders of
analytic philosophy, explaining the development of their work and some of
the similarities and differences. Part II contains essays on Wittgenstein and
other philosophers, elucidating the shift in the second phase of analytic
philosophy from broadly positional and reductive conceptions of
analysis to explicatory and connective conceptions. Part III focuses on
Bolzano and Husserl, clarifying their methodology and some of the rela-
tionships with methodologies in the analytic tradition.
This collection of essays, with contributions from leading philosophers in
both the analytic and phenomenological traditions, and an introductory
overview provided by the editor, will be ed by analytic philosophers,
phenomenologists, and anyone interested in the history of philosophy, and
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