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Wittgenstein’s Antiphilosophy
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Alain Badiou takes on the standard bearer of the linguistic turnA” in modern philosophy, and anatomizes the anti-philosophyA” of Ludwig Wittgenstein, in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Addressing the crucial moment where Wittgenstein argues that much has to be passed over in silence-showing what cannot be said, after accepting the limits of language and meaning-Badiou argues that this mystical act reduces logic to rhetoric, truth to an effect of language games, and philosophy to a series of esoteric aphorisms. In the course of his interrogation of Wittgenstein’s anti-philosophy, Badiou sets out and refines his own definitions of the universal truths that condition philosophy. Bruno Bosteels’ introduction shows that this encounter with Wittgenstein is central to Badiou’s overall project-and that a continuing dialogue with the exemplar of anti-philosophy is crucial for contemporary philosophy.
Author: Badiou, Alain Year: 2012 ISBN: 9781844676941 Pages: 192 Language: English Publisher: Verso Publisher's city: London Publication date: