| Ineffability and Philosophy Contributor(s): Kukla, André (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415339707 ISBN-13: 9780415339704 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Are there truths, states of affairs or knowledge that cannot be put into words? This book distinguishes several varieties and grades of ineffability and tries to ascertain whether they are coherent notions and whether they actually obtain. It is concluded that the weaker grades of ineffability do obtain, and that even the strongest grades have not been shown to be incoherent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| LCCN: 2004051010 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.32" W x 8.74" (0.76 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting a fascinating analysis of the idea of what can't be said, this book ascertains whether the notion of there being a truth, or a state of affairs, or knowledge that can't be expressed linguistically is a coherent notion. The author distinguishes different senses in which it might be said that something can't be said. The first part looks at the question of whether ineffability is a coherent idea. Part two evaluates two families of arguments regarding whether ineffable states of affairs actually exist: the argument from mysticism and the argument from epistemic boundedness. Part three looks more closely at the relation between mystic and non-mystic stances. In the fourth and final part the author distinguishes five qualitatively different types of ineffability. Ineffability and Philosophy is a significant contribution to this area of research and will be essential reading for philosophers and those researching and studying the philosophy of language. |