Philosophical Grammar
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A Book For the Serious Student of Language and Its Mystery
Ludwig Wittgenstein explores the "boundaries of language," which have prompted late twentieth century scholars to deconstruct literary texts, much in the same way that Pablo Picasso deconstructed the human form and e. e. cummings (sic) deconstructed sonnets, paired common words to create jarring meanings ("stinkbrag," "mothermonster"), approximated pronunciation ("ygUDuh"), or painted word pictures (cummings was also a painter), as in his poem that portrays a leaf falling (l).Put another way, Wittgenstein pushes us to reconsider how language means, how language stretches (toward new) meaning, how language doesn't mean.He does so in a logical, step-by-step, outlined fashioned.Wittgenstein's work is not for the casual or timid reader.So don't expect to pick up Philosophical Grammar and read it in one sitting. His dense writing prevents such a practice, but more importantly Wittgenstein gives the serious reader a reason to read and re-read the book as the wonder of words and grammar unfold like a blossoming flower--but in a taxonomic fashion.
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philosophical grammar
like all his works logic is the most remarkable issue
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Five Stars
It's cheap and in good quality more than I expected.
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