Wittgenstein S Philosophy Of Language

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 160 pages
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Release : 2001-02-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191540387

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Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction by A. C. Grayling Pdf

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book, which aims to make Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general non-specialist reader, A. C. Grayling explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Ambrose, Alice and Lazerowtiz, Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317833819

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Ludwig Wittgenstein by Ambrose, Alice and Lazerowtiz, Morris Pdf

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Hanne Appelqvist
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351202657

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Wittgenstein and the Limits of Language by Hanne Appelqvist Pdf

The limit of language is one of the most pervasive notions found in Wittgenstein’s work, both in his early Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and his later writings. Moreover, the idea of a limit of language is intimately related to important scholarly debates on Wittgenstein’s philosophy, such as the debate between the so-called traditional and resolute interpretations, Wittgenstein’s stance on transcendental idealism, and the philosophical import of Wittgenstein’s latest work On Certainty. This collection includes thirteen original essays that provide a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development. The essays connect the idea of a limit of language to the most important themes discussed by Wittgenstein—his conception of logic and grammar, the method of philosophy, the nature of the subject, and the foundations of knowledge—as well as his views on ethics, aesthetics, and religion. The essays also relate Wittgenstein’s thought to his contemporaries, including Carnap, Frege, Heidegger, Levinas, and Moore.

Author : Ambrose, Alice and Lazerowtiz, Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317833802

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Ludwig Wittgenstein by Ambrose, Alice and Lazerowtiz, Morris Pdf

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : T. Binkley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401024501

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Wittgenstein’s Language by T. Binkley Pdf

One of the first things to strike the reader of Wittgenstein's writings is the unique power of his style. One immediately notices the intriguing and arrangement of the paragraphs in Philosophical Investi composition gations, or the stark assertiveness of the sentences in the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus. A sense of the singular style being employed is unavoidable, even before the reader understands anything of what is happening philos ophically. Perhaps precisely for this reason it is too often assumed that coming to understand either work has little or nothing to do with re sponding to its form. The unusual style is a mere curiousity decorating the vehicle of Wittgenstein's ideas. Form is assigned a purely incidental import, there is a coincidence of this or that rhetorical flair with the yet to be determined content of the thoughts. The remarkableness of the style is perhaps registered in a tidy obiter dictum standing beside the more arduous task of discovering the substance of the ideas being presented. our interest, or at Wittgenstein's peculiar way of writing ably captures least our attention, but it bears only minor philosophical import. Though not unprecedented as a form of philosophical composition, it does not conform to the currently acceptable conventions; hence Wittgenstein's style is often thought to stand in the way of understanding his meaning. Such assumptions can be harmless for certain types of writing; however it does not appear as though Wittgenstein's is one of these.

Author : James Bogen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317833390

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Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Language by James Bogen Pdf

First published in 2005. This book studies the often overlooked work of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logio-Philosophicus, the Tractatus and their later work being argued as being mutually illuminating. Bogen states that the works of Wittgenstein require a study of their points of contact which led to the formation of this title. This is accomplished by studying the text in two parts: its relevance to picture theory, the subsequent abandonment of the picture theory.

Author : Timothy Thornton,Tim Thornton
Publisher : Edicoes Loyola
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8515032783

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Wittgenstein on Language and Thought by Timothy Thornton,Tim Thornton Pdf

Thornton defends and outlines the key issues of the philosophy of content found in Wittgenstein's influential Philosophical Investigations. He provides a systematic demonstration of Wittgenstein's views on linguistic meaning.

Author : Saul A. Kripke
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674954017

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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language by Saul A. Kripke Pdf

Table of Contents " Preface " Introductory " The Wittgensteinian Paradox " The Solution and the 'Private Language' Argument " Postscript Wittgenstein and Other Minds " Index.

Author : António Marques,Nuno Venturinha
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110284249

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Knowledge, Language and Mind by António Marques,Nuno Venturinha Pdf

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. Featuring essays by internationally renowned scholars, this book explores the development of Wittgenstein's ideas in the direction of the Investigations. It offers a comprehensive view of some of the most disputable issues in the study of Wittgenstein's masterpiece and reassesses its relevance within contemporary philosophical debate. Contributors: Alberto Arruda (New University of Lisbon), João Vergílio Gallerani Cuter (University of S. Paulo), P. M. S. Hacker (University of Oxford), Nathan Hauthaler (University of London), Emiliano La Licata (University of Palermo), Constantine Sandis (Oxford Brookes University), Nikolay Milkov (University of Paderborn), Maria Filomena Molder (New University of Lisbon), Jesús Padilla Gálvez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo) and Rui Sampaio da Silva (University of the Azores).

Author : John T. E. Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : UCSC:32106019543369

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The Grammar of Justification by John T. E. Richardson Pdf

Author : Michael Kober
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789042020108

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Deepening Our Understanding of Wittgenstein by Michael Kober Pdf

This volume is of interest for anyone who aims at understanding the so-called 'later' or 'mature' Wittgenstein. Its contributions, written by leading German-speaking Wittgenstein-scholars like Hans Sluga, Hans-Johann Glock, Joachim Schulte, Eike von Savigny, and others, provide deeper insights to seemingly well discussed topics, such as family resemblance, Übersicht (perspicuous representation), religion, or grammar, or they explain in an eye-opening fashion hitherto enigmatic expressions of Wittgenstein, such as 'The pneumatic conception of thought' (PI §109), 'A mathematical proof must be surveyable' (RFM III §1), or 'On this a curious remark by H. Newman' (OC §1).

Author : John Fennell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 1138339717

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A Critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Language by John Fennell Pdf

A Critical Introduction to Philosophy of Language is a historically oriented introduction to the central themes in philosophy of language. Its narrative arc covers Locke's 'idea' theory, Mill's empiricist account of math and logic, Frege and Russell's development of modern logic and its subsequent deployment in their pioneering program of 'logical analysis', Ayer and Carnap's logical positivism, Quine's critique of logical positivism and elaboration of a naturalist-behaviorist approach to meaning, and later-Wittgenstein's 'ordinary language philosophy'-inspired rejection of the project of logical analysis. Thus, it historically situates the two central programs in early twentieth-century English-speaking philosophy -- logical analysis and logical positivism -- and discusses the central critiques they face later in the century in the works of Quine and the later-Wittgenstein. Unlike other secondary studies in philosophy of language, A Critical Introduction to Philosophy of Language is not just a 'greatest hits album', i.e., a discontinuous compilation in which classics in the field are presented together with their standard criticisms one after the other. Instead, Fennell develops a particular, historical-thematic narrative in which the figures and ideas he treats are introduced in highly intentional ways. And by cross-referencing them throughout his discussions, he highlights the contributions they make to the narrative they comprise.

Author : Thornton Tim Thornton
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 9781474473248

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Wittgenstein on Language and Thought by Thornton Tim Thornton Pdf

This book defends and outlines the key issues surrounding the philosophy of content as demonstrated in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. The text shows how Wittgenstein's critical arguments concerning mind and meaning are destructive of much recent work in the philosophy of thought and language, including the representationalist orthodoxy. These issues are related to the work of Davidson, Rorty and McDowell among others.

Author : Felicity McCutcheon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351904933

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Religion Within the Limits of Language Alone by Felicity McCutcheon Pdf

Religion Within the Limits of Language Alone provides a critical examination of the Wittgensteinian philosophers of religion who claim that the word 'God' cannot be understood as referring to a metaphysical being who may or may not exist. McCutcheon traces the arguments offered by these philosophers of religion back to Wittgenstein's own criticisms of speculative metaphysics, arguing that in its religious usage the concept of God does not fall under Wittgenstein's anti-metaphysical gaze. In presenting a detailed account of Wittgenstein's own philosophical method, including his criticisms of metaphysics, McCutcheon shows that it is possible to accept Wittgenstein's criticisms of metaphysics whilst retaining the metaphysical content of religious language. This book offers a fresh understanding of Wittgenstein's philosophical method and a new critique of religious discourse for those studying philosophy and religious studies.

Author : John W. Cook
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-11-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195343991

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Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language by John W. Cook Pdf

This provocative study exposes the ways in which Wittgenstein's philosophical views have been misunderstood, including the failure to recognize the reductionist character of Wittgenstein's work. Author John Cook provides well-documented proof that Wittgenstein did not hold views commonly attributed to him, arguing that Wittgenstein's later work was mistakenly seen as a development of G. E. Moore's philosophy--which Wittgenstein in fact vigorously attacked. He also points to an underestimation of Russell's influence on Wittgenstein's thinking. Cook goes on to show how these misunderstandings have had grave consequences for philosophy at large, and proposes that a more subtle appreciation of linguistic philosophy can yield valuable results.