216 Pages
by
Routledge India
216 Pages
by
Routledge India
216 Pages
by
Routledge India
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How do we explain violence?
What is so significant of modern forms of violence that it has produced such large-scale destruction in its wake?
This volume builds on the political philosophy of Wittgenstein, his notions of peace and violence, to explore how violence in any form is contained in culturally or ideologically formed institutions. Drawing on Wittgenstein’s work on language, it... Read more
1. Modernity and the Instrumentality of Violence
2. Violence and the Body
3. The Silent Stories We Tell
4. Wittgensteinian Interventions
5. The Rules of the Everyday World
6. Conclusion: Tying the Knots
Biography
R. Krishnaswamy is an assistant professor at the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities (JSLH), O.P. Jindal Global University (O.P. JGU), Haryana, India. He is interested in the interface of language and the mind.
