Is analytic philosophy's fixation on language holding us back? | Barry Smith, Maria Balaska, Hilary Lawson
Philosophy For Our Times
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More than 100 years ago, philosophy in the English speaking world was transformed by what has come to be known as an illicit philosophy. A century on, critics argue that the focus on language and the aping of science is out of sync with a contemporary environment. Can it be revived by applying its focus on rationality and the logic of words to the divisive and emotional disputes that beset current culture? Joining us to debate where the philosophy's fixation on language has held us back are Barry Smith, Wittgenstein experts, Maria Balaska and Maverick, post-post-modern philosopher Hillary Lawson.
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