{"product_id":"when-language-fails-bry-willis-9781972025000","title":"When Language Fails: Ontological Pluralism and the Limits of Moral Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do some arguments never resolve? Why do intelligent people talk past one another, armed with the same words but reaching incompatible conclusions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen Language Fails\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Bry Willis argues that these impasses are not simply the result of poor reasoning or bad faith. They are structural. Building on his earlier work, \u003ci\u003eA Language Insufficiency Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e, Willis contends that certain concepts fail to converge because they arise from different ontological grammars-distinct, historically sedimented frameworks that shape what counts as real, coherent, and meaningful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat appears to be irrationality is often misalignment. What feels like moral failure may be ontological divergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving beneath surface disagreement, \u003ci\u003eWhen Language Fails\u003c\/i\u003e explores the limits of translation between conceptual worlds. Drawing on philosophy of language, hermeneutics, and social theory, Willis challenges the assumption that clearer definitions or better arguments will always bridge divides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome conflicts persist not because we refuse to listen, but because we inhabit different worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bry Willis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1972025007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972025000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Philosophics Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Bry Willis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001206612223,"sku":"9781972025000","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-language-fails-bry-willis-9781972025000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}