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OverviewThis book brings together the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jacques Lacan around their treatments of ‘astonishment,’ an experience of being struck by something that appears to be extraordinarily significant. Both thinkers have a central interest in the dissatisfaction with meaning that these experiences generate when we attempt to articulate them, to bring language to bear on them. Maria Balaska argues that this frustration and difficulty with meaning reveals a more fundamental characteristic of our sense-making capacities –namely, their groundlessness. Instead of disappointment with language’s sense-making capacities, Balaska argues that Wittgenstein and Lacan can help us find in this revelation of meaning’s groundlessness an opportunity to acknowledge our own involvement in meaning, to creatively participate in it and thereby to enrich our forms of life with language. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maria BalaskaPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030169381ISBN 10: 3030169383 Pages: 171 Publication Date: 19 June 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The expression of astonishment Chapter 3 Groundlessness in the Tractatus Chapter 4 The groundlessness of meaning in Lacan's work Chapter 5 From deflection to reflection: a creative involvement with language Chapter 6 From groundlessness to creativity: the merits of astonishment for Wittgenstein Chapter 7 From groundlessness to creativity: the merits of astonishment for LacanReviewsAuthor InformationMaria Balaska is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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