What Is Philosophy?. Priest, G. Philosophy, 81(316):189-207, Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2006.
Web abstract bibtex The article discusses the views of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jacques Derrida regarding the nature of philosophy. According to Wittgenstein, philosophical problems arise from words taken out in language game wherein some words are literally meaningless. Derrida points out that words do not latch on anything non-linguistic.
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in language game wherein some words are literally meaningless. Derrida
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