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Wittgenstein As A Modernist Philosopher, Michael Fischer
Wittgenstein As A Modernist Philosopher, Michael Fischer
English Faculty Research
Much attention has recently been given to Martin Heidegger and his disturbing relationship to fascism. I want here to look at another philosopher in this context: Ludwig Wittgenstein. As a source of insight into the politics of modernism, Wittgenstein would seem to have at least three strikes against him. His explicit political pronouncements are rare; his relationship to literary modernism is unclear; and the political implications of his philosophical writings are notoriously difficult to assess. Perhaps for these reasons, discussions of modernism usually omit Wittgenstein, and discussions of Wittgenstein usually ignore modernism. Stanley Cavell is an important exception to this …
Review Of The Origins Of Modernism In Russian Architecture By William C. Brumfield, Wendy Salmond
Review Of The Origins Of Modernism In Russian Architecture By William C. Brumfield, Wendy Salmond
Art Faculty Articles and Research
Wendy Salmond reviews The Origins of Modernism in Russian Architecture by William C. Brumfield.