{"product_id":"fat-wednesday-john-verdi-9781589880542","title":"Fat Wednesday: Wittgenstein on Aspects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Experiencing a change of aspect is characterized by our recognition that something has altered and nothing has altered.\"--from \u003ci\u003eFat Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFat Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e, John Verdi probes how the inexplicable connections of words can help us understand the ever-changing connections of things that we actually see in everyday experience. In his preface he writes, \"I explore two related concepts: aspect-seeing and experiencing the meaning of a word.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerdi considers how our experience of seeing aspects, wherever they appear, helps us imagine possible meanings for philosophy's opening question: \"What is there?\" He illuminates Ludwig Wittgenstein's ideas on language and perception while challenging readers to think through for themselves the different ways in which we see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major influence in the development of analytic philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was a leading thinker in the study of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. Bertrand Russell described him as \"the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A representational painting is essentially ambiguous: it is both paint on canvas and a representation of people and objects. We are not fooled by the painting; we see that it is both paint and picture. We take an interest in it because we take an interest in aspects.\"--from \u003ci\u003eFat Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Verdi\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at St. John's College in Annapolis and Santa Fe since 1975. His areas of special interest have included the writings of Wittgenstein and Nietzsche, the foundations of mathematics, and the common ground between psychology and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Verdi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589880544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589880542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"John Verdi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939838329087,"sku":"9781589880542","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_08aaa587-ee3f-443b-bc56-ac2a5b748604.jpg?v=1681443785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fat-wednesday-john-verdi-9781589880542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}