Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations (eBook)
XXI, 295 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-00117-9 (ISBN)
This book collects 13 papers that explore Wittgenstein's philosophy throughout the different stages of his career. The author writes from the viewpoint of critical rationalism. The tone of his analysis is friendly and appreciative yet critical.
Of these papers, seven are on the background to the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Five papers examine different aspects of it: one on the philosophy of young Wittgenstein, one on his transitional period, and the final three on the philosophy of mature Wittgenstein, chiefly his Philosophical Investigations. The last of these papers, which serves as the concluding chapter, concerns the analytical school of philosophy that grew chiefly under its influence.
Wittgenstein's posthumous Philosophical Investigations ignores formal languages while retaining the view of metaphysics as meaningless -- declaring that all languages are metaphysics-free. It was very popular in the middle of the twentieth century. Now it is passé. Wittgenstein had hoped to dissolve all philosophical disputes, yet he generated a new kind of dispute. His claim to have improved the philosophy of life is awkward just because he prevented philosophical discussion from the ability to achieve that: he cut the branch on which he was sitting. This, according to the author, is the most serious critique of Wittgenstein.PrefaceChapter 1. Background1.1. The Tragedy of Young Wittgenstein1.2. Metaphysics Needs No Defense1.3. The Analytic School and Politics1.4. Analysis; Paradoxes of Analysis1.5. Grammatical ErrorsChapter 2. A History of Anti-Metaphysics2.1. The Doctrine of Prejudice2.2. Radicalism2.3. The Poverty of the Analytic Scholarship2.4. The Rise of Current Anti-MetaphysicsChapter 3. The waning of essentialism3.1. The Background to Anti-Metaphysics3.2. Anti-Essentialism3.3. Existential Import3.4. On Stilted Language3.5. Reinterpretation in Logic and in ScienceChapter 4. Logic and Mathematics4.1. Words, Statements and Inferences4.2. The Universe of Discourse4.3. The Place of Kant in the Story4.4. Logic, Mathematics and MeaningChapter 5. Logic and Language5.1. Proper Form versus Truth-value5.2. Laws of Thought versus Laws of language5.3. Between Logic and PsychologyChapter 6. Frege6.1. Anti-Essentialism Again6.2. What is a Calculus?6.3. The Demise of Transcendental LogicChapter 7. Russell7.1. The Deduction Theorem7.2. On Denoting7.3. The Puzzle7.4. Russell and Young WittgensteinChapter 8. Young Wittgenstein8.1. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus8.2 Russellian Background8.3. Logical Atomism8.4. The Significant MeaninglessChapter 9. Interim period: Carnap versus Popper9.1. Background again9.2. The Interim Period9.3. Engelmann9.4. Ideal Language9.5. Wittgenstein and CarnapChapter 10. Ordinary Language Analysis10.1. Philosophical Investigations: Background10.2. Young and Mature Wittgenstein10.3. Signposts in Philosophical Investigations10.4. The AftermathChapter 11. The Message of Philosophical Investigations11.1. Analysis versus Metaphysics11.2. Analysis sans Anti-metaphysics11.3. Anti-Essentialism again11.4. Wittgenstein’s HeritageAppendix to Lecture 11Chapter 12. Analysis of Analysis12.1. Analysis Defended12.2. The Limits of Language12.3. Wittgenstein’s Analytic ApproachChapter 13. Conclusion: The Place of Wittgenstein13.1. Things to Avoid13.2. Wittgenstein’s Self-appraisal13.3. Wittgenstein as a Moralist13.4. The Task of Philosophers13.5. The Public Impact of Wittgenstein’s Investigations13.6. ConclusionReferencesIndex of Names
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.11.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Synthese Library | Synthese Library |
| Zusatzinfo | XXI, 295 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| Schlagworte | Analytic philosophy Wittgenstein • Anti-Metaphysics Wittgenstein • Critical rationalism Wittgenstein • Frege Wittgenstein • Language analysis Wittgenstein • Ordinary Language Analysis Wittgenstein • Popper versus Wittgenstein • Rationalist philosophy Wittgenstein • Russell versus Wittgenstein • Russell Wittgenstein • Wittgenstein Carnap • Wittgenstein’s contribution • Wittgenstein versus his heirs |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-00117-2 / 3030001172 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-00117-9 / 9783030001179 |
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