Interpreting Spinoza’s Arguments: Toward a Formal Theory of Consistent Language Scepticism : Initating Ethica

In this analysis, Nielsen (philosophy, U. of Aarhus, Denmark) discusses the theories of language and language skepticism of thinkers that include Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Derrida, Kripke, Quine, and Gödel. The book’s central argument, which is built around the ideas presented in Spinoza’s Ethics , concerns the notion that language is not accessible by cognition. This dense, learned tome will be of interest to specialists in philosophy, rhetoric, logic, and linguistics. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)