Author |
: José Medina |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2007-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780791480953 |
ISBN-13 |
: 079148095X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Speaking from Elsewhere by : José Medina
Download or read book Speaking from Elsewhere written by José Medina and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develops a contextualist view of identity, agency, and discursive practices. In Speaking from Elsewhere, author JoseŒ Medina argues for the critical and transformative power of speech from marginalized locations by articulating a contextualist view of meaning, identity, and agency. This contextualism draws from different philosophical traditions (Wittgenstein, pragmatism, and feminist theory) and crosses disciplinary boundaries (philosophy, cultural studies, women’s studies, and sociology) to underscore both the diversity of voices and viewpoints and the openness of discursive contexts and practices. Expressing a robust notion of discursive responsibility, Medina contends that, as speakers and members of linguistic communities, we cannot elude the obligation to open up discursive spaces for new voices and to facilitate new dialogues that break silences and empower marginalized voices. José Medina is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and the author of The Unity of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy: Necessity, Intelligibility, and Normativity, also published by SUNY Press, and Language: Key Concepts in Philosophy, and the coeditor (with David Wood) of Truth: Engagements Across Philosophical Traditions.