Wittgenstein and the Nature of Violence

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext This volume builds on the political philosophy of Wittgenstein, his notions of peace and violence, to explore how violence in any form is contained within culturally or ideologically formed institutions. Zusammenfassung This volume builds on the political philosophy of Wittgenstein, his notions of peace and violence, to explore how violence in any form is contained within culturally or ideologically formed institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: R. Krishnaswamy, R. (Jindal Global University) Krishnaswamy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780367368043
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36804-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Peacemakers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Language, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution