![]() ![]() ![]() Metaphorically it's not tall enough to go on this ride. I'm not kidding or being humble here: I'm not intelligent enough to understand the great philosophers or probably the mediocre ones. I read this book ahead of a novel coming up, the description of which mentions Wittgenstein: Bedraggling Grandma with Russian Snow. The kind of understanding we seek in philosophy, Wittgenstein tried to make clear, is similar to the kind we might seek of a person, a piece of music, or, indeed, of a poem. Though Wittgenstein wrote on the same subjects that dominate the work of other analytic philosophers - the nature of logic, the limits of language, the analysis of meaning - he did so in a peculiarly poetic style that separates his work sharply from that of his peers and makes the question of how to read him particularly pertinent.Īt the root of Wittgenstein's thought, Monk argues, is a determination to resist the scientism characteristic of our age, a determination to insist on the integrity and the autonomy of non-scientific forms of understanding. In lucid, accessible language, these books explain essential topics such as Wittgenstein's determination to insist on the integrity and the autonomy of nonscientific forms of understanding. How to Read is a new sort of introduction - a personal master class in reading - that brings you face to face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging writers in history. Approaching the writing of major intellectuals, artists, and philosophers need no longer be daunting. ![]()
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