Ineffability and philosophy / Andre Kukla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kukla, André, 1942-

Series:

Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; 22.

Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ineffable, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presenting a fascinating analysis of the idea of what can't be said, this book ascertains whether the notion of there being a truth, or a state of affairs, or knowledge that can't be expressed linguistically is a coherent notion. The author distinguishes different senses in which it might be said that something can't be said.The first part looks at the question of whether ineffability is a coherent idea. Part two evaluates two families of arguments regarding whether ineffable states of affairs actually exist: the argument from mysticism and the argument from epistemic boundedness. Part thr

Contents:

Cover; Ineffability and Philosophy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Ineffability-the very idea; Indescribable entities; The Tarskian approach; Four or five grades of ineffability; Untranslatable languages; Inexpressible facts; Is the Tarskian criterion of ineffability vacuous?; 2. Mysticism, epistemic boundedness, and ineffability; The argument from epistemic boundedness; The argument from mysticism; 3. Believing the mystic; 4. Five types of ineffability; Unrepresentability; Unabducibility; Unselectability and unexecutability; Unreportability; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-162) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-29970-2

1-134-29971-0

1-280-10630-1

0-203-32507-9

9780203325070

OCLC:

437059314