Clarity in Philosophy. (14th May 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Clarity in Philosophy. (14th May 2014)
- Main Title:
- Clarity in Philosophy
- Authors:
- Magee, Bryan
- Abstract:
- Abstract: Some philosophy – Wittgenstein's would be an example – is written in clear sentences, yet most people find it obscure at a first reading. This is because the prime location of clarity in philosophy is not sentences but structures. Only if a reader can relate what he is currently reading to a wider framework does he know where he is. Coherent utterance in all discursive media – not only language but mathematics, for example, or music – possesses two kinds of structure at the same time. In this article these are distinguished, and their radically different relationships with language shown. In the process, the commonest causes of unclarity are also identified.
- Is Part Of:
- Philosophy. Volume 89:Number 3(2014)
- Journal:
- Philosophy
- Issue:
- Volume 89:Number 3(2014)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 89, Issue 3 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0089-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 451
- Page End:
- 462
- Publication Date:
- 2014-05-14
- Subjects:
- Philosophy -- Periodicals
100 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHI ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0031819114000072 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0031-8191
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- Legaldeposit
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