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Philosophy of the History of Philosophy

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Philosophy of the History of Philosophy

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All philosophers engage in the history of philosophy, and in doing so, they must ask themselves the following urgent questions: How do philosophy and the history of philosophy relate? How should philosophers generally approach the history of philosophy? What fail, and what succeed, as reasons that philosophers who are not historians of philosophy should study the history of philosophy?

Philosophy of the History of Philosophy answers these questions in a current, broad, and systematic analysis. Surveying scholarship from the past half century, focusing exhaustively on our three questions, and in reinforcing the answer, Philosophy of the History of Philosophy shows how philosophers should approach the history of philosophy and why non-historically focused philosophers should study it.

Table of Contents

Contents

Note on Citations and Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part 1. Philosophy, History, and the History of Philosophy

Chapter 1. Philosophy and History
Chapter 2. History of Philosophy

Part 2. Approaches to the History of Philosophy

Chapter 3. Interpretive Methods
Chapter 4. Reprehensible Passages

Part 3. Reasons to Study the History of Philosophy

Chapter 5. Requiring the History of Philosophy: Fail
Chapter 6. Requiring the History of Philosophy: Fail
Chapter 7. Requiring Either: Mixed
Chapter 8. Requiring the History of Philosophy: Succeed
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 08 Jan 2026
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 224
ISBN 9781666976885
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Nathaniel Goldberg

Nathaniel Goldberg is professor of philosophy at W…

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