Wittgenstein and Gadamer

Name: Wittgenstein and Gadamer
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ISBN: 9780826493774

Towards a Post-Analytic Philosophy of Language

Dr Chris Lawn

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Continuum
15 January 2007

Philosophy of language; Philosophy

Series: Continuum Studies in British Philosophy

The book focuses on how Wittgenstein and Gadamer treat language in their accounts of language as game and their major writings on the subject - Philosophical Investigations and Truth and Method, respectively. Chris Lawn goes on to offer a critique of Wittgenstein's account of linguistic rules, drawing upon Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, particularly his emphasis upon tradition, temporality, historicality and novelty. The text demonstrates how paying attention to such elements - excluded by Wittgenstein's conception of rules - in fact strengthens Wittgenstein's position from a hermeneutical perspective. Finally, Wittgenstein and Gadamer investigates the possibility of connection between Wittgenstein's focus upon lexical particularity and Gadamer's greater concern for the universal and the general.

A groundbreaking work of post-analytic philosophy, Wittgenstein and Gadamer brings the work of two major modern philosophers in to dialogue. It is required reading for anyone studying or researching the work of either philosopher, or the philosophy of language more generally.

By: Dr Chris Lawn
Imprint: Continuum
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9780826493774
ISBN 10: 0826493777
Series: Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
Publication Date: 15 January 2007
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Wittgenstein and Gadamer: Towards a Post-Analytic Philosophy of Language

'Much illumination can be gained by thinking about the connections and differences between the practice of hermeneutics and Wittgenstein's unusual approach to language. Lawn is to be complimented for opening up this avenue of thought.'--Alessandra Tanesini Radical Philosophy