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The Threat of Solipsism - Wittgenstein and Cavell on Meaning, Skepticism, and Finitude (Hardcover)
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The Threat of Solipsism - Wittgenstein and Cavell on Meaning, Skepticism, and Finitude (Hardcover)
Series: Berlin Studies in Knowledge Research
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Much attention has been paid to Wittgenstein's treatment of
solipsism and to Cavell's treatment of skepticism. But
comparatively little has been made of the striking connections
between the early Wittgenstein's view on the truth of solipsism and
Cavell's view on the truth of skepticism, and how that relates to
the claim that the later Wittgenstein sees privacy as a constant
human possibility. This book offers close readings of
representative writings by both authors and argues that an adequate
understanding of solipsism and skepticism requires taking into
account a set of underlying difficulties related to a
disappointment with finitude which might ultimately lead to the
threat of solipsism. That threat is further interpreted as a wish
not to bear the burden of having to constantly negotiate and
nurture the fragile connections with the world and others which are
the conditions of possibility for finite beings to achieve meaning
and community. By presenting Wittgenstein's and Cavell's responses
in an order which reflects the chronology of their writings, the
result is a cohesive articulation of some under-appreciated aspects
of their philosophical methodologies which has the potential of
reorienting our entire reading of their work.
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