Words, Deeds, Bodies: L. Wittgenstein, J.L. Austin, M. Merleau-Ponty and M. Polanyi

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-41235-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 341, 94 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy, Literature, and Politics

Words, Deeds, Bodies by Jerry H. Gill concentrates on the interrelationships between speech, accomplishing tasks, and human embodiment. Ludwig Wittgenstein, J. L. Austin, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Michael Polanyi have all highlighted these relationships. This book examines the, as yet, unexplored connections between these authors’ philosophies of language. It focuses on the relationships between their respective key ideas: Wittgenstein’s notion of “language game,” Austin’s concept of “performative utterances,” Merleau-Ponty’s idea of “slackening the threads,” and Polanyi's understanding of “tacit knowing,” noting the similarities and differences between and amongst them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

H Gill, Jerry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

1Wittgenstein’s “Language-Games”

2J.L. Austin’s “Performative Utterances”

3Merleau-Ponty’s “Intentional Threads”

Conclusion: Michael Polanyi’s “Tacit Knowing”

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jerry H. Gill, Ph.D., Duke University (1966), is Professor of Philosophy at Pima Community College in Tucson AZ. He is also Professor Emeritus from The College of St. Rose in Albany NY, and has published more than 30 books in the fields of philosophy and religion and over 150 articles in scholarly journals.