Linguistic turn

From Geography

the linguistic turn originated in philosophy and gained attention trough the theory of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein [1953]. With his entrance the focus is no longer on consciousness but language as the mediator between reality and the individual. All of our interactions are structured through language en no longer through consciousness.

He brought to our attention that every perception of the world is language-bound, so that language becomes the ‘mediator’ between reality and an individual. All of our actions function through communication. Consciousness is no longer the incentive. Miss-communication is therefore always a problem in language and not in consciousness. Language-actions can be analyzed through discourse. Michel Foucault was influenced by the linguistic turn as well.

References

• Richard M. Rorty, University of Chicago Press, 1 mrt. 1992, The Linguistic Turn: Essays in Philosophical Method

• Alexander Dreiling, SAP Research; http://is2.lse.ac.uk/asp/aspecis/20060045.pdf

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