Philosophy's linguistic turn: Was it a mistake? | Hilary Lawson, Michael Potter, John Searle

Philosophy For Our Times

English - June 25, 2024 16:48 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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Is the real world unreachable due to the mediation of language? Or has the linguistic turn in philosophy and academia gone too far?

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Join post-realist philosopher Hilary Lawson, professor of logic Michael Potter and philosopher of language John Searle as they discuss what debates over language add or takeaway from the discipline of philosophy. The three philosophers do not shy away from metaphysics and the potential of removing meaning from our understanding of the world.

Listen to learn more about the linguistic turn and its implications.

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