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This book discusses the power of ordinary language philosophy-a tradition inaugurated by Ludwig Wittgenstein and J. L. Austin, and extended by Stanley Cavell-to transform literary studies. Toril Moi demonstrates this philosophy's unique ability to lay bare the connections between words and the world, dispel the notion of literature as a monolithic concept, and teach readers how to learn from a literary text. By using Wittgenstein's vision of language and theory, she considers theory's desire for generality doomed to failure, and brings out the philosophical power of the particular case. Contrasting ordinary language philosophy with dominant strands of Saussurean and post-Saussurean thought, she highlights the former's originality, critical power, and potential for creative use. Finally, she proposes an innovative view of texts as expression and action, and of reading as an act of acknowledgment. Revolution of the Ordinary goes beyond literary studies and appeals to anyone looking for a philosophically serious account of why words matter.
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- PublisherOrient BlackSwan
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 9386392747
- ISBN 13 9789386392749
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages304
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. I. Wittgenstein: 1 Five Red Apples : Meaning and Use. 2 Our Lives in Language: Language-Games, Grammar, Forms of Life. 3 Concepts: Wittgenstein and Deconstruction. 4 Thinking through Examples: The Case of Intersectionality. II. Differences: 5 Saussure, Language, Sign, World. 6 Signs, Marks, and Archie Bunker, Post-Saussurean, Visions of Language. 7. Critique, Clarity, and Common Sense: Ordinary Language Philosophy and Politics. III Reading: 8 Nothing Is Hidden : Beyond the Hermeneutics of Suspicion.9 Reading as a Practice of Acknowledgment, The Text as Action and Expression. 10 Language, Judgment, and Attention, Writing in the World. Notes. Index. This book discusses the power of ordinary language philosophy a tradition inaugurated by Ludwig Wittgenstein and J. L. Austin, and extended by Stanley Cavell to transform literary studies. Toril Moi demonstrates this philosophy s unique ability to lay bare the connections between words and the world, dispel the notion of literature as a monolithic concept, and teach readers how to learn from a literary text. By using Wittgenstein s vision of language and theory, she considers theory s desire for generality doomed to failure, and brings out the philosophical power of the particular case. Contrasting ordinary language philosophy with dominant strands of Saussurean and post-Saussurean thought, she highlights the former s originality, critical power, and potential for creative use. Finally, she proposes an innovative view of texts as expression and action, and of reading as an act of acknowledgment. Revolution of the Ordinary goes beyond literary studies and appeals to anyone looking for a philosophically serious account of why words matter. (jacket). Seller Inventory # 121770
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