the big advances on philosophical questions have for the most part been made by methods other than philosophy.
That is a really good point. Psychology, for instance, is old enough that much Psychological theory was developed before more rigorous empirical standards were developed. These early psych. theories were formulated primarily through philosophical methods (introspection, metaphorical/associative reasoning, etc.) They were very unsuccessful when they were eventually held up to empirical standards.
That is a really good point. Psychology, for instance, is old enough that much Psychological theory was developed before more rigorous empirical standards were developed. These early psych. theories were formulated primarily through philosophical methods (introspection, metaphorical/associative reasoning, etc.) They were very unsuccessful when they were eventually held up to empirical standards.