Gesturing Towards The Contingent
1. Anna Boncompagni has written a thorough, lucid and persuasive account of Wittgenstein’s use of the expression “form of life,” of its historical background and of the debate surrounding the concept. I am very largely in agreement with her argument, in particular I think her central contention tha...
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European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy
2024
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| Summary: | 1. Anna Boncompagni has written a thorough, lucid and persuasive account of Wittgenstein’s use of the expression “form of life,” of its historical background and of the debate surrounding the concept. I am very largely in agreement with her argument, in particular I think her central contention that the concept of a form of life has a methodological rather than a substantive role in Wittgenstein’s thinking is insightful and important. I also think she is right in the connected claim that Wit... |
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