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Implicit Philosophy

Ralph Mclnerny
Universidad Panamericana

Published 2013-11-28

How to Cite

Mclnerny, R. (2013). Implicit Philosophy. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 19(1), 153–165. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v19i1.340

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Abstract

Fides et ratio is an encyclical of great scope and depth that provides an occasion for discussing any number of important issues. What I shall do is more modest and, I think, not wholly devoid of philosophical interest; I intend to muse on a remark found in paragraph 4 of Fides et ratio, namely, that there is an "implicit philosophy" held by all that provides a reference-point for the rival philosophical systems. My remarks will allude to Common Sense Philosophy, with particular reference to Pere Buffier and to Anti-foundationalism, for reasons which, if not already obvious, will emerge.

References

  1. Buffier, P. (1843). Oeuvres philosophiques. Paris: Charpentier Librairie-Editeur.
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