Tag Archives: Meta-Philosophy

“A Place to Stop And Work”

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Early in Stanley Cavell’s “The Availability of Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy” the following line sits curled up, hissing angrily, waiting to strike: “Criticism is always an affront, and its only justification lies in usefulness, in making its object available to just … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein on Progress in Philosophy (Quotation)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

A famous quote from Culture and Value: “Philosophy has made no progress? If somebody scratches where it itches, does that count as progress? If not, does that mean it wasn’t an authentic scratch? Not an authentic itch? Couldn’t this response … Continue reading →

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Catching Criminals: Stopping Doing Philosophy

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

I had the great pleasure of attending Kelly Jolley’s final lecture in his intro course to philosophy today. In the last moments of the period he mentioned that the crux of the course as a whole had been the philosophical … Continue reading →

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