Performative contradiction
Chris Latiolais
latiolai at kzoo.edu
Tue, 03 Nov 1998 15:33:45 -0500
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Apel gets the notion of "performative contradiction" from Georg
VonWright, who coined the term in connection with his conceptual
explication of Descartes' Cogito ergo Sum argument: no logico-semantic
contradiction is encountered in denying the Cogito argument, only an
undermining at the level of the performance of thought.
Bryce Weber wrote:
> As I recall, Habermas borrows the term "performative contradiction"
> from Apel. To my mind this transforms what ought to be a fundamentally
> dialectical notion into too much of an analytic, neo-Kantian one, but
> it still works effectively at the level at which he employs it. Bryce
> WeberCEP Visiting FellowVolga Region Academy of Civil ServiceSaratov,
> Russia
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Apel gets the notion of "performative contradiction" from Georg VonWright,
who coined the term in connection with his conceptual explication of Descartes'
Cogito ergo Sum argument: no <I>logico-semantic</I> contradiction is encountered
in denying the Cogito argument, only an undermining at the level of the
performance of thought.
<P>Bryce Weber wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>As
I recall, Habermas borrows the term "performative contradiction" from Apel.
To my mind this transforms what ought to be a fundamentally dialectical
notion into too much of an analytic, neo-Kantian one, but it still works
effectively at the level at which he employs it.</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Bryce
Weber</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>CEP
Visiting Fellow</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Volga
Region Academy of Civil Service</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Saratov,
Russia</FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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