Ineffability and Philosophy

By:

Andre Kukla

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Hardback

Series:

Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

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This book provides a fascinating analysis of the idea of what can't be said. As the author states, he cannot tell us directly what it is that can't be said, but he can tell us a lot about what can't be said. The book ascertains whether the notion of there being a truth, or a state of affairs, or knowledge that can't be expressed linguistically is a coherent notion and the author distinguishes different senses in which it might be said that something can't be said. The first part looks at the question of whether ineffability is a coherent idea. Part two evaluates two families of arguments regarding whether ineffable states of affairs actually exist: the argument from mysticism and the argument from epistemic boundedness. Part three looks more closely at the relation between mystic and non-mystic stances. In the fourth and final part the author distinguishes five qualitatively different types of ineffability. "Ineffability and Philosophy" is a significant contribution to this area of research and will be essential reading for philosophers and those researching and studying the philosophy of language.

Author Biography:

André Kukla is a professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Psychology of the University of Toronto. He is the author of Studies in Scientific Realism (1998), Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science (2000) and Methods of Theoretical Psychology (2001).

Release date NZ

November 18th, 2004

Author

Andre Kukla

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

184

Series

Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9780415339704

Product ID

3902300

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