Forms of Life, Forms of Reality

The article explores aspects of the notion of forms of life in the Wittgensteinian tradition especially following Iris Murdoch’s lead. On the one hand, the notion signals the hardness and inexhaustible character of reality, as the background needed in order to make sense of our lives in various ways...

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Main Author:	Piergiorgio Donatelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nordic Wittgenstein Society 2015-10-01
Series:	Nordic Wittgenstein Review
Online Access:	http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/article/view/3374

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spelling	doaj-0fd32a2531834752a2cb5a7ee90168602020-11-24T23:59:39ZengNordic Wittgenstein SocietyNordic Wittgenstein Review2194-68252242-248X2015-10-0143623374Forms of Life, Forms of RealityPiergiorgio Donatelli0Sapienza Università di RomaThe article explores aspects of the notion of forms of life in the Wittgensteinian tradition especially following Iris Murdoch’s lead. On the one hand, the notion signals the hardness and inexhaustible character of reality, as the background needed in order to make sense of our lives in various ways. On the other, the hardness of reality is the object of a moral work of apprehension and deepening to the point at which its distinctive character dissolves into the family of connections we have gained for ourselves. The two movements of thought are connected and necessary.http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/article/view/3374
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Forms of Life, Forms of Reality

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