Internal History of Philosophy

• Published in: Filozofia (Bratislava) Vol. 78; no. 10; pp. 848 - 864
• Main Author: Hangai, Attila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Philosophy SAS, v.v.i 01.01.2023
• Subjects: contextualist history of philosophy; historiography; internal history of philosophy; Michael Frede

I defend an internal history of philosophy that prioritizes philosophical reasons over other cultural factors. This approach contrasts with a broadly contextualist endeavour, which invokes cultural factors without clear ground. I argue that the latter path is either too permissive or it leads to aim...