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Tradition and Individuality

Essays

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  • © 1992

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  1. J. C. Nyíri

    1. Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 221)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Wittgenstein’s New Traditionalism

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 1-7

  3. Wittgenstein 1929–31: Conservatism and Jewishness

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 9-24

  4. Collective Reason: Roots of a Sociological Theory of Knowledge

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 25-38

  5. Some Marxian Themes in the Age of Information

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 39-45

  6. Tradition and Practical Knowledge

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 47-60

  7. “Tradition” and Related Terms: A Semantic Survey

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 61-74

  8. Historical Consciousness in the Computer Age

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 75-83

  9. On Esperanto: Usage and Contrivance in Language

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 85-92

  10. Heidegger and Wittgenstein

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 93-103

  11. Writing and the Private Language Argument

    • J. C. Nyíri
    Pages 105-113

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 115-180
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About this book

A volume of essays on the themes of tradition, oral communication versus literal communication, Wittgenstein, and computers. The later Wittgenstein is shown to be on the one hand a traditionalist, and on the other hand, along with Heidegger, a philosopher of postmodern -- secondary -- orality, yearning for bygone, premodern times -- the times of primary orality. Under conditions of primary orality traditions fulfilled the specific cognitive role of conserving information -- a role subsequently taken over by writing, and today by electronic data processing.
The message of the volume is that the Western values of individuality and critical thinking are intimately bound up with the technology of writing. It offers arguments in favour of the standards and techniques of classical education even under conditions of, indeed as a foundation for, the emerging computer culture.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

    J. C. Nyíri

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tradition and Individuality

  • Book Subtitle: Essays

  • Authors: J. C. Nyíri

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2660-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1566-7Published: 30 June 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5176-7Published: 26 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2660-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 180

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, Anthropology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Education

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