Description: Wittgenstein's Form of Life reveals the intricate relationship between language and life throughout Ludwig Wittgenstein's work. Drawing on the entire corpus of his writings, David Kishik offers a synoptic view of Wittgenstein's evolving thought by considering the notion of form of life as its vanishing center.The book takes its cue from the idea that 'to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life', in order to present the first holistic account of Wittgenstein's philosophy in the spirit of a new wave of interpretations, pioneered by Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond and James Conant. It is also an enticing contribution to the rising discourse revolving around the subject of life, led by the recent work of Giorgio Agamben. Standing on the threshold between the Analytic and the Continental philosophical traditions, Kishik shows how Wittgenstein's philosophy of language points toward a new phil…condition info: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have light markings on pages.
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EAN: 9781441171993
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Item Length: 9.2in
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Author: David Kishik
Publication Name: Wittgenstein's Form of Life
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2012
Series: Continuum Studies in British Philosophy Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 158 Pages
