Speaking philosophically : Communication at the limits of discursive reason / Thomas Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication and culture.

Language--philosophy.

Language.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.

System Details:

text file

HTML/PDF

Summary:

Western philosophy has often claimed for itself not just a distinct sphere of knowledge, but a distinct form of communication, set against ordinary speech. In Speaking Philosophically, Thomas Sutherland proposes that for some philosophers, authentic philosophizing demands a specific manner of speaking or writing, adoption of which enables one to gesture toward truths that propositional speech will never grasp. Drawing on a variety of thinkers - Heraclitus, Plato, Kant, Fichte, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weil, Foucault, and Irigaray - Sutherland argues this emphasis on the form of philosophical communication can function as an exclusionary mechanism, determining who is deemed capable of speaking philosophically..

Contents:

Introduction: A Philosophical Manner Of Speaking 1. Escaping The Noise Of The City: Heraclitus' Logos 2. Speaking In The Presence Of Truth: Plato And Dialectic 3. Speaking Appropriately: The Philosophical Work Ethic In Immanuel Kant 4. The Foundation Within Us: J.G. Fichte On The Role Of The Scholar 5. A New Breed Of Philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche's Tyrannical Impulse 6. The Mark Of A True Christian: Soeren Kierkegaard On Solitude 7. Aspiring To A Higher Good: Speaking Of Afbliction With Simone Weil 8. Writing At The Limits Of History: Michel Foucault And Unreason 9. Speaking With Borrowed Words: Strategic Mimesis In Luce Irigaray BIbliography Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350160842

1350160849

9781350160859

1350160857

9781350160835

1350160830

OCLC:

1368206000