The role of practice in the accounts of language presented by Michel Foucault and Ludwig Wittgenstein /

This thesis will explore the various views on the nature of language found in the works of Michel Foucault and Ludwig Wittgenstein. It will show that both writers move from a highly theoretical account of language toward a view in which background practices assume a large role. It will also show tha...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Summers, Brett Thomas
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1999.
Subjects:	Major philosophy.
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy