[lbo-talk] Butler on Derrida

[joanna bujes]

It's to teach us about the pitfalls and limitations of thought. For W, 
thought is a subset of consciousness, not a higher level of consciousness.

Joanna

Charles Brown wrote:


>>From W's perspective, you're asking the wrong question here.  It isn't
>the role of philosophy to provide "topical commentary".  In fact, this
>assumption that philosophy should offer guidance about issues like
>the Holocaust is precisely what W. argued against in his work.
>Asking Wittgenstein to provide topical commentary about social
>problems is like asking a psychotherapist to provide instructions
>about how to rebuild a carburetor.
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>Miles
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>^^^^^^^
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>CB: What's philosophy for, according to him ?
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