This thesis offers a critical overview of the debate on Wittgenstein’s remarks on Gödel. These remarks—which have since their publication been the source of much controversy—were said by early commentators to show that (a) Wittgenstein did not understand the role consistency plays in the proof of Gödel’s theorem and logic in general, and that (b) he mistakenly thought that a natural language in...

The Epic of Gilgamesh attempts to answer the question of how, given the finality of death, one might find meaning and happiness in life. Many commentators argue that the text provides two separate, although ultimately unsatisfactory, alternatives. What these commentators appear to miss, however, is the possibility that these two solutions may not be separate. Using Levinas’s distinction between...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the thoughtful and insightful comments of 11 of my colleagues. I have had only the briefest time to consider their comments; no doubt more prolonged reflection will yield more insights. Already, however, the comments have assisted my thought. Some of the comments reflect a misunderstanding of my arguments on the part of commentators, but these ...

Abstract Perhaps the most fundamental disagreement concerning Nietzsche's view of metaphysics is that some commentators believe Nietzsche has a positive, systematic metaphysical project, and others deny this. Those who it hold believes special problem, is, distinctively problematic feature distinguishes from other areas philosophy. In this paper, I investigate important features metametaphysics...

This paper summarizes key themes from my Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing (OUP, 2007); and it gives replies to commentators.