Grice Deconstructed

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BOOK REVIEW:

On the Beginnings of Theory: Deconstructing Broken Logic in Grice
Peter Bornedal

In this exemplary essay, author Peter Bornedal promotes Deconstruction as a cogent analytical method whose distinctive critical object is foundational knowledge.

 

In this, he wants to restore Deconstruction as a rational discourse, while continuing to emphasize it as a critique of metaphysics.

The essays discusses the works of the Oxford philosopher Herbert Paul Grice and his theory on language and communication.

 

In this essay, the author demonstrates that despite the attempts of Grice to give ontological foundations for inherent communicative rationality, his endeavors are unsuccessful.

Ultimately, Bornedal argues that we cannot give metaphysical reasons for rationality.

We can only decide to pursue these ideals, but there is nothing beyond the decision that makes the pursuit necessary or inherent.

Peter Bornedal received his M.A. and Ph.D from the University of Chicago.

Of course we may not agree.

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