Fall of Language - Benjamin and Wittgenstein on Meaning

Known for his essays on culture, aesthetics, and literature, Walter Benjamin also wrote on the philosophy of language. For Alexander Stern, his famously obscure¿and, for some, hopelessly mystical¿early work contains important insights, anticipating and in some respects surpassing Wittgenstein's later thinking on the philosophy of language.

About the author

Alexander Stern received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and works on the philosophy of language, social and political philosophy, and aesthetics. His writing has appeared in the European Journal of Philosophy and Critical Horizons as well as in the New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, and Los Angeles Review of Books.

Summary

Known for his essays on culture, aesthetics, and literature, Walter Benjamin also wrote on the philosophy of language. For Alexander Stern, his famously obscure—and, for some, hopelessly mystical—early work contains important insights, anticipating and in some respects surpassing Wittgenstein’s later thinking on the philosophy of language.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Stern
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780674980914
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98091-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Erkenntnistheorie, Sprachphilosophie, Philosophie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber, Antike Philosophie, Philosophy of Language, History of Ideas, Language, Epistemologie, Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, Philosophie / Erkenntnis, Philosophie / Antike, Philosophie / Sprache, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Popular philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge