This appears to be hot off the press, at least the English Version. Synopsis: Alain Badiou takes on the standard bearer of the “linguistic turn” in modern philosophy, and anatomizes the “anti-philosophy” 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. http://wikisis.com/2011/06/09/wittgensteins-anti-philosophy-by-alain-badiou/ http://www.amazon.com/Wittgensteins-Anti-Philosophy-Alain-Badiou/dp/1844676943 Blog post about the English version: http://olponline.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/forthcoming-alain-badious-wittgensteins-antiphilosophy/ Blog post about the original version (2009?): http://olponline.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/alain-badiou-on-wittgenstein/ Regards and thanks. Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq. [spoiler]Assistant Professor Wright State University Personal Website: http://seanwilson.org SSRN papers: http://tinyurl.com/3eatnrx Wittgenstein Discussion: http://seanwilson.org/wiki/doku.php?id=wittrs [/spoiler] _______________________________________________ Wittrs mailing list Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://undergroundwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/wittrs_undergroundwiki.org _______________________________________________ Wittrs2 mailing list Wittrs2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://undergroundwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/wittrs2_undergroundwiki.org
