Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Reading Continues

Last night, I got to the halfway point in Being and Time, and then started reading some of the Philosophical Investigations. I'm still a bit lost with Heidegger, but Wittgenstein is making more sense to me now than the last time I tried to read his later work. So far, he seems to be arguing for (although, Wittgenstein doesn't argue so much as suggest, imply, ask pointed questions towards) an instrumental conception of language. Sentences, words, etc. are to be viewed only in the context of the language game in which they are used. Makes sense so far.

Concering Heidegger, today I bought a book of his essays that I hope will prove helpful. I'd like to read The Concept of Time, but $25 for a 40-page book is steep. Onward...

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