during his philosophical formation in the 1950s he was strongly influenced by the ordinary language philosophy that was du jour at the time. Some of this understanding of philosophy is still palpable in “APH”, though couched in Hempel’s terminology, while the main point..(18/20)

of the book, championing narrative as a proper form of explanation, was decidedly beyond both Hempel and ordinary language philosophy. This makes “APH” and Danto’s philosophy of history into the complex affair that it is. And while today we are beyond ordinary language...(19/20)