| Wittgenstein: Why Philosophy Is Bound to Err Contributor(s): Iliescu, Adrian-Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631354363 ISBN-13: 9783631354360 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $43.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Methodology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 193 |
| Physical Information: 145 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contrary to the dominant view among philosophers and Chomskyean linguists, who take Wittgenstein's metaphilosophy as eccentric and not really serious, the author claims that Wittgenstein provided compelling arguments for his later theses that nothing is hidden, there is nothing to discover, there is nothing to explain, and there is nothing to reconstruct. By detecting the invisible links between many of his apparently unrelated aphorisms, the author argues that his premises really lead to such radical conclusions, provided that the current scientist prejudices are abandoned. His view proves to be as deeply coherent, as it is deeply rooted in the German tradition of critique of language. |