Speaking Philosophically: Communication at the Limits of Discursive Reason

by Thomas Sutherland

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350373966
• ISBN13: 9781350373969
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"