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Quietism (philosophy)

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Quietism in philosophy sees the role of philosophy as broadly therapeutic or remedial. Quietist philosophers believe that philosophy has no positive thesis to contribute; rather, it defuses confusions in the linguistic and conceptual frameworks of other subjects, including non-quietist philosophy. For quietists, advancing knowledge or settling debates (particularly those between realists and non-realists) is not the job of philosophy, rather philosophy should liberate the mind by diagnosing confusing concepts.

Quietism (philosophy) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia View on the purpose of philosophy This article is about the analytic philosophy . For other uses, see Quietism . Philosophical quietists want to release humanity from deep perplexity that philosophical contemplation often causes. Quietism in philosophy sees the role of philosophy as broadly therapeutic or remedial. [ 1 ] Quietist philosophers believe that philosophy has no positive thesis to contribute; rather, it defuses confusions in the linguistic and conceptual frameworks of other subjects, including no

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