wake up to think

By Ryan Anthony McInerney

Thisdissertationexplores thenatureofphilosophy, theaimsofeducation, andthe connectionbetweenthetwo.Inthisintroduction, Ianticipatethechaptersthat followbyarticulating, inboldterms, someoftheirprincipalrefrains. Itmightbesaidthatphilosophicalthinkingonlybeginstounderstand itself whenitremembers theuntiringuniversalityoflanguage;butsuchactsof rememberingareperhapslikearrivingatanendlessbeginning.Tothinkthisisnot exactlytodeny, buttoventurebeyond, LudwigWittgenstein'sannouncementinthe Investigations: "Ifonetriedtoadvancetheses inphilosophy, itwould neverbe possibletodebatethem, becauseeveryonewouldagreetothem"(1958, 128; originalitalics).1 Wemustventurebeyondthatbecause, althoughitistruethat "Philosophyputseverythingbeforeus,"itcannothonestlyimagineitselfdoingsoin suchawaythat"everythingliesopentoview,"asWittgensteinsaysitdoes ( 126). Hans-GeorgGadamer'sidea, forexample, thatallunderstandingand misunderstandingpresupposes"adeepcommonaccord"(1966b, p.7)issupposed tobeapartoftheaccorditself- aphilosophicalthesistowhicheveryone, includingWittgenstein, mightagree.What, though, doessuchathesisactuallysay?It doesnotpresentatantalizingphilosophicalprobleminthetraditionalsense, but 'mereagreement' fallsradicallyshorthere: forhavingheardthephrase'deep commonaccord'wecanhardlyreturntoourdailylivesandfailtowonderwhatitis allofusalreadyagreeonsoprofoundly, orwhatitcouldpossiblymeantohavesuch

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805260855
• ISBN13: 9781805260851
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Seeken
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"