| 英文摘要 |
Analytic philosophy has often been associated with universality, abstraction, and methodological rigor. Philosophizing, however, does not take place in a vacuum. Social and material contexts shape the questions we ask, the concepts we deploy, and the standards by which our answers are evaluated. This issue brings together three articles that explore the ways in which analytic philosophical inquiry develops in relation to different forms of context—linguistic usage, cultural variation, and political practice—maintaining its characteristic commitments to clarity and precision. The papers in this special issue originated from the conference“Meaning and Reality in Social Context II,”held at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica during March 6-7, 2024. The conference itself, as a shared intellectual and material event, exemplifies how social and institutional contexts shape philosophical inquiry. EurAmerica, with its aims to foster dialogue across disciplinary perspectives on Western thought and social systems, provides a fitting venue for continuing these conversations. |