Nietzsche's problem is how to be a philosopher once he has … - David Wood

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Nietzsche's problem is how to be a philosopher once he has grasped the finitude of philosophy.

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David Wood (born 1946, Oxford) is a professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Wood has taught philosophy in Europe and the United States for over thirty years and has published 16 books.

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Philosophy is said to have taken the 'linguistic turn' in this century. One hundred years ago, a philosopher would think in terms of mind, spirit, experience, consciousness; now the by-word is language.

What I would like to show is that there is a vital dimension of their writing, which I call performative reflexivity, which if ignored or misunderstood will impede an adequate response to it.

Language steps in where the angels of experience fear to tread.

Nietzsche's problem is how to be a philosopher once he has grasped the finitude of philosophy. - David Wood

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