[Wittrs] Subjectivity After Wittgenstein, by Chantal Bax
- From: Sean Wilson <whoooo26505@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:18:06 -0700 (PDT)
... came out this month:
http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=158598&SearchType=Basic
Description:
Although Wittgenstein is often held co-responsible for the so-called death of
man as it was pronounced in the course of the previous century, no detailed
description of his alternative to the traditional or Cartesian account of human
being has so far been available. By consulting several parts of Wittgenstein’s
later oeuvre, Subjectivity after Wittgenstein aims to fill this gap. However,
it also contributes to the debate about the Cartesian subject and its demise by
discussing the criticism that the rethinking of subjectivity received, for it
has been argued that the anti-Cartesian turn in continental philosophy has lead
to a loss of a centre for both ethics and politics. By further exploring the
implications of the Wittgensteinian account of human being, this book makes it
clear that a non-Cartesian view on the subject is not necessarily ethically and
politically inert. Moreover, it argues that ethical and political arguments
should not
automatically take precedence in a debate about the nature of man.
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
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