Brad Jesness has added an update
Aug 31,2018
Analytic Philosophers are failing all of us.
Analytic philosophers are by-and-large failures: failing us and failing themselves. I have thought of, and felt compelled to, present this opinion for a number of months now (doing some things to be sure I knew what I was talking about first, before doing this present writing (Update) ). I HAVE seen analytic philosophers (on several occasions) help those in other fields (e.g. Psychology) by knowing some of their [(the other field's)] subject matter and presenting important reasonable assessments and critiques. Unfortunately, like about all major single advances (or all), the impact and even the content is soon lost in the bad greater "system" that exists and perpetuates. How could analytic philosophers do better? I have just indicated the answer: by taking on the SYSTEMS that are NOT well-grounded, well-founded, well-justified, AND lacking empiricism (provability/falsifiability), i.e. providing anything close to directly observed overt behavior as key to any of their constructs (this includes ALL of Psychology for 100 years): IN short, by doing a big job (but such big jobs THEY NEVER DO). I have presented clearly-related entry points into that Psychology SYSTEM (all the common/known ones) and have presented alternatives, not only in views and approaches, but also in testable, most-empirical hypotheses. Yet, still, NOTHING of analytic philosophers taking on the major flawed systems!! (There is no more they could be given [(by me, or likely by one person)], thus their failings making analytical (analytic) philosophers clearly seem to be dyed-in-the-wool failures.) This last statement may be a nasty way to put forth the challenge for analytic philosophers I have "had up" for many months; yet, I am confident this statement (here and above) is accurate and justified (i.e. "natural failings", notwithstanding). There has been no other "normal" response from them, so alienating them is now of little concern. Informing or leading the greater public (including present experts in specific fields philosophy addresses) to see these failings is maybe all I can do now. Psychology/psychologists: you are "on your own": YOU must be more broad-minded AND en masse question your assumptions/interpretations/"findings".