I don’t have a pithy alternative but I think it is weird to call people who work on ancient philosophy “ancient philosophers”
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![This book has focused on what logical positivism meant to a community of mid-twentieth century American philosophers and scientists-on how an abstract idea fundamentally changed philosophy after the war. It has shown how young philosophers viewed logical positivism as a fresh start-as an expression of the ideal that the revolutions in logic and science can be used "for the betterment of the human condition," or even to usher in "a new age of enlightenment" (Feigl 1966, 406). Their ideas and expectations may seem naive and outdated in the twenty-first century. But we can also admire their optimism about the emancipatory potential of logic and science in an age of deep political and economic crises, particularly now we ourselves have entered an era of crisis— an age in which the American dream has curdled into a nightmare. In this period of misinformation, fact-free politics, and the appropriation of science and technology by a select group of profit-driven billionaires, we should perhaps take some inspiration from Feigl, who had seen humanity at its worst but remained convinced that "the endless quest of science; the candid search for knowledge and clarity; and the morally humane application of scientific knowledge are surely [the things] that mankind can and, in all humility, should pursue" (Feigl
1966, 405).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mmmwbmu67eonala4pqk424pt/bafkreihw2cudwl456hfv3v7bdr44k3fjopbc6e35hqte35nmvx2lcqpiny)
