The Legacy of Wittgenstein: Pragmatism or Deconstruction

What is striking in the current reception of Wittgenstein is just how wide-ranging his influence has become among those who are trying to elaborate an alternative to the rationalistic framework dominant today.

Pragmatists and deconstructionists are at the forefront of such a movement, of course, and it comes as no surprise that several of them have turned to Wittgenstein and have opened up new perspectives on his work. This joint interest has created a very welcome bridge between post-analytic and continental philosophy which have all but ignored each other for far too long. A promising dialogue is now developing, one to which the contributions to this volume can testify. They were originally presented at a conference organized in November 1999 at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster in London, sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Institute.

Book Details

• Author: Nagl, Ludwig / Mouffe, Chantal (eds.)
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• eBook ISBN: 9783653019285, 3653019281
• Print ISBN: 9783631367759, 3631367759