[VIDEO] Contrastivism—A Revolution in Philosophy?
Spencer Giel

21 March 2017

First proposed by Jonathan Schaffer,contrastivismis an alternative approach to traditional philosophical questions that aims todissovlerather thansolve哲学难题。它声称哲学家们在他们的问题中不够明确,相反,问题必须在相对对比的关系中被构建,这将产生更复杂的答案。简单地问:“X在情况Y中表现得道德吗?”并不能让对比主义者满意!

Walter Sinott-Armstrong of Duke University introduces contrastivism in the following episode ofWireless Philosophy. Does contrastivism truly pose a revolution for how we approach philosophy? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below.