Tradition and Individuality
Nyíri, J. C.![Tradition and Individuality](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/147/14713053/CHSBZCOP0314713053.jpg)
A volume of essays on the themes of tradition, oral communication versus literal communication, Wittgenstein, and computers. The later Wittgenstein is shown to be on the one hand a traditionalist, and on the other hand, along with Heidegger, a philosopher of postmodern -- secondary -- orality, yearning for bygone, premodern times -- the times of primary orality. Under conditions of primary orality traditions fulfilled the specific cognitive ro...