This article addresses the question how philosophy should be evaluated in a research-grant funding environment. It offers a new conception of philosophy that is inclusive and builds on familiar elements of professional, philosophical practice. Philosophy systematically questions the questions we ask, the concepts we use, and the values we hold. Its product is therefore rarely conclusive but can be embodied in everything we do. This is typical of explorative research and differentiates it from exploitative research, which constitutes the bulk of funded research activity. This article argues that exploratory research is crucial for long-term progress and requires a distinct evaluative regime.

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将哲学评估为探索性研究

本文解决了如何在研究资助环境中评估哲学的问题。它提供了一种新的哲学概念，该概念具有包容性，并建立在专业哲学实践的熟悉元素之上。哲学系统地质疑我们提出的问题、我们使用的概念以及我们持有的价值观。因此，它的产品很少是决定性的，但可以体现在我们所做的一切中。这是探索性研究的典型特征，有别于开发性研究，后者构成了大部分受资助的研究活动。本文认为探索性研究对于长期进展至关重要，需要一个独特的评估机制。