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The leading continental [[philosopher ]] takes on the standard bearer of analytical [[philosophy]].

[[Alain ]] [[Badiou ]] takes on the standard bearer of the “linguistic “[[linguistic]] turn” in modern philosophy, and anatomizes the “antiphilosophy” of [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], in his ''Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus''. Addressing the crucial [[moment ]] where Wittgenstein argues that much has to be passed over in silence—showing what cannot be said, after accepting the limits of [[language ]] and meaning—Badiou argues that this mystical act reduces [[logic ]] to [[rhetoric]], [[truth ]] to an effect of language [[games]], and philosophy to a series of esoteric aphorisms. in the course of his interrogation of Wittgenstein’s anti-philosophy, Badiou sets out and refines his own definitions of the [[universal ]] truths that condition philosophy. Bruno Bosteels’ introduction shows that this [[encounter ]] with Wittgenstein is central to Badiou’s overall project—and that a continuing dialogue with the exemplar of anti-philosophy is crucial for contemporary philosophy.