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Language and solitude : Wittgenstein, Malinowski, and the Habsburg dilemma by Gellner, Ernest;Gellner, David(Editor);Lukes, Steven(Foreword) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Ernest Gellner (1925-1995) has been described as "one of the last great central European polymath intellectuals." In this, his last book, he throws new light on two key figures of the twentieth century: the philosopher Wittgenstein, and Malinowski, founder of modern British social anthropology. Gellner shows how the thought of both men grew from a common background of assumptions about human nature, society, and language. He ties together themes that preoccupied him, epitomizing his belief that philosophy—far from "leaving everything as it is"—is about important historical, social and personal issues.</p>

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Author
Gellner, Ernest;Gellner, David(Editor);Lukes, Steven(Foreword)
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511323270
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Philosophy, Political Science

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