Philosophical analysis
Analysis, in philosophy, is principally an account of either the meaning or content of a word, phrase, or concept, and it may be applied to the analysis of an argument that makes use of such an analysis. In practice, analyses of words and concepts are not easily distinguishable from definitions. It is held by many contemporary philosophers that analyses, per se, are not possible; other terms used for the same sort of item are explication and account.
See also
- analytic philosophy
- paradox of analysis.