Wittgenstein's Artillery: Philosophy as Poetry by James C. Klagge (English) Hard

Description: Wittgenstein's Artillery by James C. Klagge Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "Original interpretation of Wittgensteins life and work. Argues that Ws military experience in WWI subtly influenced his conception of how philosophy should be understood and practiced"-- Publisher Description How Wittgenstein sought a more effective way of reaching his audience by a poetic style of doing philosophy.How Wittgenstein sought a more effective way of reaching his audience by a poetic style of doing philosophy.Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, "Really one should write philosophy only as one writes poetry." In Wittgensteins Artillery, James Klagge shows how, in search of ways to reach his audience, Wittgenstein tried a more poetic style of doing philosophy. Klagge argues that, deploying this new philosophical "artillery"--Klagges term for Wittgensteins methods of influencing his readers and students--Wittgenstein moved from an esoteric mode to an evangelical mode, aiming for an effect on his audience that was noncognitive, appealing to the temperament in addition to the intellect.Wittgenstein was an artillery spotter--directing artillery fire to targets--in the Austrian army during World War I, and Klagge argues that, years later, he became a philosophical spotter, struggling to find the right artillery to accomplish his philosophical purpose. Klagge shows how Wittgensteins work with his students influenced his style of writing philosophy and motivated him to care about the effect of his ideas on his audience. To illustrate Wittgensteins evolving approach, Klagge draws on not only Wittgensteins best-known works but also such lesser-known material as notebooks, dictations, lectures, and recollections of students. Klagge then goes beyond Wittgenstein to present a range of literature--biblical parables and childrens stories, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche--as other examples of the poetic approach. He concludes by offering his own attempts at a poetic approach to addressing philosophical issues. Author Biography James C. Klagge is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech and the author of Wittgenstein in Exile (MIT Press), Simply Wittgenstein, and Tractatus in Context- The Essential Background for Appreciating Wittgensteins "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus." He is coeditor of two collections of Wittgensteins writings, Philosophical Occasions- 1912-1951 and Public and Private Occasions, and editor of the essay collection Wittgenstein- Biography and Philosophy. Details ISBN 0262045834 ISBN-13 9780262045834 Title Wittgenstein's Artillery Author James C. Klagge Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 264 Publisher MIT Press Ltd GE_Item_ID:132942460; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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