We don't know anything about words / Junichi Ono

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Japanese Essays and Essays
[Introduction]
Recommended by Mr. Koichiro Kokubu and Mr. Masaya Chiba!
The most notable language philosopher and debut general book.
"Man is a wizard who manipulates words. Its fearfulness and potential. We still don't know what words can do."
? 『, Ethics of Leisure and Boredom, Author 』.
"It is difficult to use words, because words have a mysterious power to move people and change reality. This book carefully explains what the power of words is from a philosophical point of view."
? CHIBA, Philosophy of Studying 『, Author 』.
Although everyone has words, they cannot use them well.
Intelligent adults are like "children"
Chapter 3 : The Nature of Words Created by Ambiguity
The yolk of words and the whiteness of words
Change of concept : Love has moments that cannot be distinguished from hate
We do not yet know the truth of the meaning of words
Chapter 4 : Air, Irony, Genkatsugi Linguistics
We recognize the "heart" that exists loosely around words
The "atmosphere of the place" is in the words
Not literal, high-context culture
Push, Routine, Genkatsugi
Why "gentle lies" are permitted and "I apologize if I misunderstand" is annoying
After working as a researcher in the Department of Asian Studies in the Faculty of Letters at Gent University, Belgium, and as a visiting researcher at the Center for International Philosophy Studies at Toyo University, he is now in his current position.
His literary works include Toshihiko Izutsu 『? Philosophy of dialogue with the world : 』 (Keio University Press, 2023). Translations include Jennifer M. Saul : How 『 Language is Deceiving People : 』 (Keio University Press, 2021), and Toshihiko Izutsu 『 Language and Magic 』 (translated under the supervision of Reiji ANDO, Keio University Press, 2018).
This is the first book for the general public. 1975