Wittgenstein's Ethics and Modern Warfare /

This original and insightful book establishes a reciprocal relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein's notion of ethics and the experience of war. It puts forth an interpretation of Wittgenstein's early moral philosophy that relates it to the philosopher's own war experience and applie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Santiáñez-Tió, Nil (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951 > Ethics.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, > 1889-1951.
War (Philosophy)
World War, 1914-1918 > Influence.
World War, 1914-1918 > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics, Modern > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • part one. The Great War and the ethics of silence. A wordless battle
  • A wordless ethics
  • part two. Wittgenstein's ladders and ethical landscapes. Landscapes of war
  • Landscapes of peace
  • Coda : unintelligibility and the moral imagination.

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