Wittgenstein And The Problem Of Metaphysics

Author : Michael R. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 193 pages
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Release : 2021
Category : Metaphysics
ISBN : 1350183458

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"Exploring the rupture between Wittgenstein's early and late phases, Michael Smith provides an original re-assessment of the metaphysical consistencies that exist throughout his divergent texts. Smith shows how Wittgenstein's criticism of metaphysics typically invoked the very thing he was seeking to erase. Taking an alternative approach to the inherent contradiction in his work, the 'problem of metaphysics', as Smith terms it, becomes the organizing principle of Wittgenstein's thought rather than something to overcome. This metaphysical thread enables further reflection on the poetic nature of Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as his preoccupation with ethics and aesthetics as important factors mostly absent from the secondary literature. The turn to aesthetics is crucial to a re-assessment of Wittgenstein's legacy, and is done in conjunction with an innovative analysis of Nietzsche's critique of Kantian aesthetics and Kant's 'judgments of taste'. The result is a unique discussion of the limits and possibilities of metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and the task of the philosopher more generally."--

Author : Michael Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350183445

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Wittgenstein and the Problem of Metaphysics by Michael Smith Pdf

Exploring the rupture between Wittgenstein's early and late phases, Michael Smith provides an original re-assessment of the metaphysical consistencies that exist throughout his divergent texts. Smith shows how Wittgenstein's criticism of metaphysics typically invoked the very thing he was seeking to erase. Taking an alternative approach to the inherent contradiction in his work, the 'problem of metaphysics', as Smith terms it, becomes the organizing principle of Wittgenstein's thought rather than something to overcome. This metaphysical thread enables further reflection on the poetic nature of Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as his preoccupation with ethics and aesthetics as important factors mostly absent from the secondary literature. The turn to aesthetics is crucial to a re-assessment of Wittgenstein's legacy, and is done in conjunction with an innovative analysis of Nietzsche's critique of Kantian aesthetics and Kant's 'judgments of taste'. The result is a unique discussion of the limits and possibilities of metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and the task of the philosopher more generally.

Author : Michael Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350183438

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Wittgenstein and the Problem of Metaphysics by Michael Smith Pdf

Exploring the rupture between Wittgenstein's early and late phases, Michael Smith provides an original re-assessment of the metaphysical consistencies that exist throughout his divergent texts. Smith shows how Wittgenstein's criticism of metaphysics typically invoked the very thing he was seeking to erase. Taking an alternative approach to the inherent contradiction in his work, the 'problem of metaphysics', as Smith terms it, becomes the organizing principle of Wittgenstein's thought rather than something to overcome. This metaphysical thread enables further reflection on the poetic nature of Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as his preoccupation with ethics and aesthetics as important factors mostly absent from the secondary literature. The turn to aesthetics is crucial to a re-assessment of Wittgenstein's legacy, and is done in conjunction with an innovative analysis of Nietzsche's critique of Kantian aesthetics and Kant's 'judgments of taste'. The result is a unique discussion of the limits and possibilities of metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and the task of the philosopher more generally.

Author : John W. Cook
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
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Release : 1994-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521460194

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Wittgenstein's Metaphysics by John W. Cook Pdf

Wittgenstein's Metaphysics offers a radical new interpretation of the fundamental ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein. It takes issue with the conventional view that after 1930 Wittgenstein rejected the philosophy of the Tractatus and developed a wholly new conception of philosophy. By tracing the evolution of Wittgenstein's ideas, Cook shows that they are neither as original nor as difficult as is often supposed. Wittgenstein was essentially an empiricist, and the difference between his early views (as set forth in the Tractatus) and the later views (as expounded in the Philosophical Investigations) lies chiefly in the fact that after 1930 he replaced his early version of reductionism with a subtler version. So he ended where he began, as an empiricist armed with a theory of meaning. This iconoclastic interpretation is sure to influence all future study of Wittgenstein and will provoke a reassessment of the nature of his contribution to philosophy.

Author : David Egan,Stephen Reynolds,Aaron Wendland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134108299

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Wittgenstein and Heidegger by David Egan,Stephen Reynolds,Aaron Wendland Pdf

Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger are arguably the two most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Their work not only reshaped the philosophical landscape, but also left its mark on other disciplines, including political science, theology, anthropology, ecology, mathematics, cultural studies, literary theory, and architecture. Both sought to challenge the assumptions governing the traditions they inherited, to question the very terms in which philosophy’s problems had been posed, and to open up new avenues of thought for thinkers of all stripes. And despite considerable differences in style and in the traditions they inherited, the similarities between Wittgenstein and Heidegger are striking. Comparative work of these thinkers has only increased in recent decades, but no collection has yet explored the various ways in which Wittgenstein and Heidegger can be drawn into dialogue. As such, these essays stage genuine dialogues, with aspects of Wittgenstein’s elucidations answering or problematizing aspects of Heidegger’s, and vice versa. The result is a broad-ranging collection of essays that provides a series of openings and provocations that will serve as a reference point for future work that draws on the writings of these two philosophers.

Author : Hartley Burr Alexander
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020675144

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The Problem of Metaphysics and the Meaning of Metaphysical Explanation by Hartley Burr Alexander Pdf

This book offers a unique perspective on the philosophical discipline of metaphysics. Hartley Burr Alexander presents his own definitions for key terms and concepts in metaphysical inquiry, challenging traditional approaches and revealing the limitations of language in this complex field of study. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Ludwig Wittgenstein,Heikki Nyman,Alois Pichler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Felsefe
ISBN : 9780631205715

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Culture and Value by Ludwig Wittgenstein,Heikki Nyman,Alois Pichler Pdf

Foreword to the Edition of 1977 Foreword to the 1994 Edition Editorial Note Note by Translator Culture and Value A Poem Notes Appendix:List of Sources List of Sources, Arranged Alphanumerically Index of Beginnings of Remarks Subject Index Index of Names.

Author : A. Biletzki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400708228

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(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein by A. Biletzki Pdf

This book tells the story of Wittgenstein interpretation during the past eighty years. It provides different interpretations, chronologies, developments, and controversies. It aims to discover the motives and motivations behind the philosophical community's project of interpreting Wittgenstein. It will prove valuable to philosophers, scholars, interpreters, students, and specialists, in both analytic and continental philosophy.

Author : Luigi Perissinotto,Begoña Ramón Cámara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137313447

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Wittgenstein and Plato by Luigi Perissinotto,Begoña Ramón Cámara Pdf

Wittgenstein was a faithful and passionate reader of Plato's Dialogues as confirmed by writings and witnesses. Here well-known scholars of Wittgenstein and Plato illuminate the relationship between the two philosophers both philologically and philosophically, and provide new interpretation keys of two of the leading figures of Western thought.

Author : Marius Bartmann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030733353

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Wittgenstein’s Metametaphysics and the Realism-Idealism Debate by Marius Bartmann Pdf

This book develops a new Wittgenstein interpretation called Wittgenstein’s Metametaphysics. The basic idea is that one major strand in Wittgenstein’s early and later philosophy can be described as undermining the dichotomy between realism and idealism. The aim of this book is to contribute to a better understanding of the relation between language and reality and to open up avenues of dialogue to overcome deep divides in the research literature. In the course of developing a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation, the author provides fresh and original analyses of the latest issues in Wittgenstein scholarship and gives new answers to both major exegetical and philosophical problems. This makes the book an illuminating study for scholars and advanced students alike.

Author : Michael Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134248391

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and the Tractatus by Michael Morris Pdf

Written by a leading expert, this is the ideal guide to the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Michael Morris makes sense of Wittgenstein’s brief but often cryptic text, highlighting its key themes. He introduces and analyzes: Wittgenstein’s life and the background to the Tractatus the ideas and text of the Tractatus the continuing importance of Wittgenstein's work to philosophy today, Wittgenstein is the most important twentieth-century philosopher in the English speaking world. This book will be essential reading for all students of philosophy of language and metaphysics.

Author : Richard R. Brockhaus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015021886323

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Pulling Up the Ladder by Richard R. Brockhaus Pdf

Pulling up the Ladder discusses how Wittgenstein's early philosophy became widely known largely through the efforts of Russell and other empirically-minded British philosophers, and to a lesser extent, the scientifically-oriented German-speaking philosophers of the Vienna Circle. However, Wittgenstein's primary philosophical concerns arose in a far different context, and failure to grasp this has led to many misunderstandings of the Tractatus. From Brockhaus' investigation of that context and its problems emerges this new interpretation of Wittgenstein's early thought, which also affords fresh insights into the later Wittgenstein.

Author : Peter Michael Stephan Hacker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015000847435

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Insight and Illusion by Peter Michael Stephan Hacker Pdf

Author : Denis McManus
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191615030

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The Enchantment of Words by Denis McManus Pdf

Recent years have seen a great revival of interest in Wittgenstein's early masterpiece, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The Enchantment of Words is a study of that book, offering novel readings of all its major themes and shedding light on issues in metaphysics, ethics and the philosophies of mind, language, and logic. McManus argues that Wittgenstein's aim in this deeply puzzling work is to show that the 'intelligibility of thought' and the 'meaningfulness of language', which logical truths would delimit and metaphysics and the philosophy of mind and language would explain, are issues constituted by confusions. What is exposed is a mirage of a kind of self-consciousness, a misperception of the ways in which we happen to think, talk and act as reasons why we ought to think, talk and act as we do. The root of that misperception is our confusedly endowing words with a life of their own: we 'enchant', and are 'enchanted by', words, colluding in a confusion that transposes on to them, and the world which we then see them as 'fitting', responsibilities that are actually ours to bear. Such words promise to spare us the trouble, not only of thinking, but of living. In presenting this view, McManus offers readings of all of the major themes of the Tractatus, including its discussion of logical truth, objects, names, inference, subjectivity, solipsism and the ineffable; McManus offers novel explanations of what is at stake in Wittgenstein's comparison of propositions with pictures, of why Wittgenstein declared the point of the Tractatus to be ethical, of how a bookwhich infamously declares itself to be nonsensical can both clarify our thoughts and require of us that we exercise our capacity to reason in reading it, and of how Wittgenstein later came to re-evaluate the achievement of the Tractatus.

Author : Edward Feser
Publisher : Ontos Verlag
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 3868385444

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Scholastic Metaphysics by Edward Feser Pdf

Scholastic Metaphysics provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics, so as to facilitate the analytic reader's understanding of Scholastic ideas and the Scholastic reader's understanding of contemporary analytic philosophy. The Aristotelian theory of actuality and potentiality provides the organizing theme, and the crucial dependence of Scholastic metaphysics on this theory is demonstrated. The book is written from a Thomistic point of view, but Scotist and Suarezian positions are treated as well where they diverge from the Thomistic position.