Philosophers have traditionally described themselves as “intuitive scientists”: people seeking the most justified theories about distinctive aspects of the world. Relying on insights from philosophers as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Williams James, I argue that philosophers should be described instead as “intuitive lawyers” who defend a point of view largely by appealing to non-cognitive reasons.

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作为直觉律师的哲学家

哲学家传统上将自己描述为“直觉科学家”：寻求关于世界独特方面的最合理理论的人。依靠塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治 (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) 和威廉姆斯·詹姆斯 (Williams James) 等哲学家的见解，我认为哲学家应该被描述为“直觉律师”，他们主要通过诉诸非认知原因来捍卫观点。