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Wittgenstein's ethics and modern warfare / Nil Santiáñez.
Van Pelt Library B3376.W564 S263 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Santiáñez-Tió, Nil, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Ethics.
- Ethics, Modern--20th century.
- Ethics, Modern.
- World War, 1914-1918--Moral and ethical aspects.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
- War (Philosophy).
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This cultural study reveals new connections between Wittgenstein's philosophy, his experience during the First World War, and the cultural artifacts produced in its aftermath. By intertwining ethical reflection and textual analysis, Wittgenstein's Ethics and Modern Warfare aspires to place Wittgenstein's moral philosophy at the centre of discussions on war, literature, and the arts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part One, The Great War and the ethics of silence: A wordless battle ; A wordless ethics
- Part Two, Wittgenstein's ladders and ethical landscapes: Landscapes of war ; Landscapes of peace
- Coda. Unintelligibility and the moral imagination.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-151).
- ISBN:
- 9781771123839
- 1771123834
- OCLC:
- 1028883066
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