Analytical philosophy

analytic philosophy noun

1. A cluster of philosophical traditions holding that argumentation and clarity are vital to productive philosophical inquiry.
2. A philosophical school of tbe 20th century whose central methodology is tbe analysis of concepts or language. Leading practitioners have included Bertrand Russell, George Edward Moore, Rudolf Carnap, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
3. Philosophy as professionally practiced in tbe United States and Great Britain in tbe 20th century.