Oct
28
This Friday: Graham Priest
October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Hello philosophers! This Friday we will take a special field trip into Waggener Hall. This Friday, Graham Priest is giving a talk titled “Contradiction and the Structure of Unity.” http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/events/15297 Here is the abstract: Unless an object is utterly simple, it has parts. The parts are not a congeries, but are structured so as to [...]
Jul
3
Wittgenstein
July 3, 2010 | 4 Comments
In this brief exerpt Wittgenstein questions the goal of the philosophy of logic and asks whether or not the method can acheive its goal. Apparently he thinks not.