Alessandra Tanesini demonstrates that feminist thought has a lot to
offer to the study of Wittgenstein's philosophical work, and that
-at the same time-that work can inspire feminist reflection in new
directions.
In "Wittgenstein: A Feminist Interpretation, "Tanesini offers a
highly original interpretation of several themes in Wittgenstein's
philosophy. She argues that when we look at his work through
feminist eyes we discover that he is not primarily concerned with
providing solutions to technical problems in the philosophy of
mind, mathematics, and language. Instead, his remarks on these
topics are intended to offer insights about human finitude, the
loneliness of the modern autonomous self, and our relations to
other human beings. Thus, the modern conception of the individual
emerges as the critical target of Wittgenstein's philosophical
work, both early and late.
This conception has also been one of the dominant concerns of
contemporary feminist philosophy. In this book, Wittgenstein's
insights are deployed to further feminist debates on issues such as
identity, difference, the masculine character of the modern
self.
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