By Carolyn Culbertson
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield International
Date: 06/01/2019
Description:
This book presents the important contributions that the Continental tradition has made to the philosophy of language. Words Underway brings together the vital work of a range of thinkers, including Heidegger, Gadamer, Blanchot, and Kristeva. It argues that Continental theorists are particularly helpful in shedding light on the formative role that language plays in several aspects of human experience but also on the human’s unique potential for becoming alienated from discourse. It explores how certain forms of political power can reinforce this alienation and how different forms of linguistic exchange can help people work through it. Words Underway thus highlights some of the most important questions and concerns that have distinguished Continental philosophy of language over the past century.