Re: [Wittrs] New Book on Wittgenstein and Constitutional Theory
- From: Sean Wilson <whoooo26505@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:56:50 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Han.
Good to hear from you, as always.
I'm not sure what you mean by "making the rules as we go up." My book applies
a wide array of Wittgenstein's ideas to the question of what a constitution
means. I rely upon his views on language meaning, artisan judgments
("aesthetics"), aspect seeing, imponderable evidence, private language and
assertability conditions (grammar). I don't think I have one of the so called
"rule following passages" of Philosophical Investigations cited, but I could be
wrong about that. I do, however, have what I have always considered to be a
very important chapter in the book -- Chapter 2 -- on how to follow a flexible
rule. Based on the private feedback I've received on the book, however, people
are not high on that chapter. I really like it because I think it clarifies the
way both Dworkin and political scientists think about how this kind of
statement can be "followed:" No State Shall Deny Equal Protection to its
citizens.
Anyway, always glad to see that you'd find anything I write to be even close to
interesting, even as a topic.
Regards and thanks.
Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq.
Assistant Professor
Wright State University
Personal Website: http://seanwilson.org
My New Book: http://flexibleconstitution.squarespace.com/
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