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On Irigaray's and Wittgenstein's Critiques of Formal Logic
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Computer and Geospatial Sciences, Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis. Uppsala universitet, Filosofiska institutionen.
2025 (English)In: Feminist Philosophy — Language, Knowledge, and Politics / [ed] Isabel G. Gamero, Amadeusz Just, Jasmin Trächtler, Kirchberg am Wechsel: Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society , 2025, p. 587-597Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Luce Irigaray and Ludwig Wittgenstein are both critics of formal logic. Irigaray speaks of the desire for uniformity, while Wittgenstein refers to the craving for generality—tendencies that hinder our ability to attend to the nuances of life and language. In Irigaray’s case, her critique is intimately connected to the task of revealing and articulating the Feminine. For Wittgenstein, it is closely related to his philosophy of mathematics. Both thinkers direct their critiques not only at the specific details of formal logic but also at its overarching use and influence. In this paper, I will use Marjorie Hass’s essay ‘Fluid Thinking: Irigaray’s Critique of Formal Logic’ (Hass 2002) as a starting point to explore Irigaray’s objections to formal logic alongside Wittgenstein’s. Methodologically, the paper is an interwoven commentary on Hass’s paper, informed by Rush Rhees's understanding of Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics and directly by the Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics.

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Kirchberg am Wechsel: Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society , 2025. p. 587-597
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-48866OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-48866DiVA, id: diva2:2017488
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46th International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria, August 10–16, 2025
Available from: 2025-11-28 Created: 2025-11-28 Last updated: 2025-12-02Bibliographically approved

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