"As it happens, I always wanted to write a longer response to it, but to land a job in philosophy, there is little to gain from writing a blog or, for that matter, from criticizing the very methods of philosophers sitting on hiring committees. So I kept pushing it off, focusing on writing journal articles instead. But almost five years have gone by, and I landed the U.K. version of a tenure-track position more than two years ago, so I really have no excuse to push it off further now that I have started to blog regularly. Let's get into it."
"In a brief comment on DailyNous (the news for the philosophy profession), I briefly raised that option, which most commentators seemed to neglect: Here an old proposal: move on to naturalist philosophy in the style of Dennett, Churchland, Sterelny, and co."
"Unlike him, I strongly disagreed with his assessment that there is "no successor paradigm" that could replace analytic philosophy. This successor paradigm is naturalized philosophy, and I found myself surprised that Bright did not really consider it."
Analytic philosophy exhibits signs of degeneration, lacking a shared research programme and clear progress. Naturalized philosophy, exemplified by Dennett, Churchland, and Sterelny, integrates empirical science, cognitive science, and evolutionary theory into philosophical inquiry. Professional incentives and hiring practices discourage public methodological criticism and create disincentives for paradigm change. Adopting naturalized methods would foreground interdisciplinary collaboration, empirical constraint on theorizing, and programmatic research agendas, potentially restoring progress and practical relevance. Significant institutional and cultural obstacles within the profession must be addressed to enable a successful transition to a naturalist paradigm.
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