Metaphilosophy as a Unified Discipline

Dr. Michael Lewin teaches philosophy at the Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Potsdam. He was a research fellow of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, working on the project "How Is Metaphilosophy Possible as a Unified Discipline?" at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Institute of Philosophy in Landau.

• Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Perspectivism.- 2.1 The Conceptual-Logical Perspective.- 2.2 The Conceptual Basis.- 2.3 The Analytical Potential.- 3 Implicit Metaphilosophy.- 3.1 The Fundamental Question of Philosophy.- 3.2 The “Phenomenological Attitude”.- 3.3 The Overcoming of Metaphysics.- 4 Explicit Metaphilosophy.- 4.1 Progress in Philosophy.- 4.2 Pragmatic and Analytical Metaphilosophy.- 4.3 Meta-Metaphilosophy.- 5 Metaphilosophy as a Discipline.- 5.1 The Main Problem of Metaphilosophy.- 5.2 Exposition, Discursive Formations, and Criterion of Demarcation.- 5.3 Universality and Inclusivity.- 6 Concluding Remarks.