182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1990, Philosophy at the Limit was originally part of the Problems of Modern European Thought book series. It pursues the theme of philosophy’s confrontation with its own limits, in modern philosophers from Hegel to Derrida, including Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Gadamer. The author focuses on questions of philosophical style, dialogue and indirect communication,... Read more
Editors’ foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The faces of silence 2. Metaphysics and metaphor 3. Deconstruction and criticism 4. Philosophy as writing: the case of Hegel 5. Nietzsche’s styles 6. Indirect communication 7. Vigilance and interruption: Derrida, Gadamer and the limits of dialogue 8. Performative reflexivity Conclusion Index
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David Wood
