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OverviewExploring the rupture between Wittgenstein’s early and late phases, Michael Smith provides an original re-assessment of the metaphysical consistencies that exist throughout his divergent texts. Smith shows how Wittgenstein’s criticism of metaphysics typically invoked the very thing he was seeking to erase. Taking an alternative approach to the inherent contradiction in his work, the ‘problem of metaphysics’, as Smith terms it, becomes the organizing principle of Wittgenstein’s thought rather than something to overcome. This metaphysical thread enables further reflection on the poetic nature of Wittgenstein’s philosophy as well as his preoccupation with ethics and aesthetics as important factors mostly absent from the secondary literature. The turn to aesthetics is crucial to a re-assessment of Wittgenstein's legacy, and is done in conjunction with an innovative analysis of Nietzsche’s critique of Kantian aesthetics and Kant’s ‘judgments of taste’. The result is a unique discussion of the limits and possibilities of metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and the task of the philosopher more generally. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Smith (Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781350188730ISBN 10: 1350188735 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 18 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: To Begin at the Beginning Chapter 1. Everything Can Be Otherwise than It Is Chapter 2. The Rest is Silence Chapter 3. The Humble Origins of Words Chapter 4. At the Foundation of Well-founded Belief Chapter 5. To Tell a Riddle Chapter 6. Always an Elsewhere Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Smith is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, USA, and serves on the faculty of the Humanities Department at Western Governors University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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