Towards a Transformation of Philosophy

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by Karl-Otto Apel and Pol Vandevelde,

Translated by David Fisby and Glyn Adey

Marquette University Pres

Due/Published October 1998, 308 pages, paper

ISBN 0874626196

As Apel himself notes in his preface, the expression "Transformation of Philosophy" bears an ambiguity, naming both a change that took place in the development of philosophy as well as Apel's own systematic project. As a historical approach the title characterizes the transformation that philosophy has undergone in 20th century philosophy through an emphasis on the mediation and the configuring power of language. Apel focuses on three main currents, represented by Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Peirce.