Early Wittgenstein refers to the era in which Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote Tractatus, wowing the philosophical world by solving all philosophical problems. See also late Wittgenstein for comparison.
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ectoderm
The ectoderm is the outer layer of the developing embryo.
A process where one leads into study by reading a text on the basis of pre-conceived ideas of its meanings. It is rare for someone to be called an ‘eisegete’, because eisegesis has a well-earned negative reputation.
Eisegesis was later implicitly embraced in critical theory, perspectivism, postmodernism, and related schools, that assert that biased perspectives are inevitable. The ‘correct’ perspective in modern textual analysis tends to be a historical lens that reveals hidden political power dynamics between oppressor and oppressed groups. This teleological approach originated with Hegel (although one can find traces of it as far back as Martin Luther).
Contrast with exegesis.
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Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim is regarded as the founder of modern sociology, and was considered in his own time as a kind of “secular Pope”. His intellectual foundation inspires our neologism Durkheimian.
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endoderm
The endoderm is the inner tube of the developing embryo, that becomes the gut, stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, lungs, through, tongue, and ears.
Exegesis (Greek: “to lead out”) refers to interpretation of texts to extract the higher spiritual meaning behind them. Contrast with eisegesis.