The Fate of Wonder: Wittgenstein's Critique of Metaphysics and Modernity

by Kevin M. Cahill

Kevin M. Cahill reclaims one of Ludwig Wittgenstein's most passionately pursued endeavors: to reawaken a sense of wonder around human life and language and its mysterious place in the world. Following the philosopher's spiritual and cultural criticism and tying it more tightly to the overall evolution of his thought, Cahill frames an original interpretation of Wittgenstein's engagement with Western metaphysics and modernity, better contextualizing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158009
• ISBN13: 9780231158008
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher