Our earlier poll is closed, and the conclusion seems to be that there are lots of philosophers on each end of the disjunct. The five winning choices for "your opinion of 'analytic metaphysics?'":
| 1. Worthwhile when playing a supporting role to real scientific results. (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. It is the kind of stuff that gives "analytic" philosophy a bad name. loses to Worthwhile when playing a supporting role to real scientific results. by 500–392 |
| 3. An example of what Dreben meant when he said, "Philosophy is garbage." loses to Worthwhile when playing a supporting role to real scientific results. by 515–359, loses to It is the kind of stuff that gives "analytic" philosophy a bad name. by 414–270 |
| 4. Should be mandatory. loses to Worthwhile when playing a supporting role to real scientific results. by 541–296, loses to An example of what Dreben meant when he said, "Philosophy is garbage." by 453–419 |
| 5. The reason why David Lewis is the greatest philosopher of the past millenium. loses to Worthwhile when playing a supporting role to real scientific results. by 578–240, loses to Should be mandatory. by 377–299 |
Now admittedly the choices were a bit extreme, but at least the most reasonable one prevailed. Thoughts from readers?
