E-Book, Englisch, 311 Seiten
Reihe: Religion and Philosophy
Boncompagni Wittgenstein and Pragmatism
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-58847-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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On Certainty in the Light of Peirce and James
E-Book, Englisch, 311 Seiten
Reihe: Religion and Philosophy
ISBN: 978-1-137-58847-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book investigates the conflicts concerning pragmatism inWittgenstein's work On Certainty, through a comparison with thepragmatist tradition as expressed by its founding fathers Charles S. Peirceand William James. It also describes Wittgenstein's first encounters withpragmatism in the 1930s and shows the relevance of Frank Ramsey in thedevelopment of his thought. Offering a balanced, critical and theoreticalexamination the author discusses issues such as doubt, certainty, commonsense, forms of life, action and the pragmatic maxim. While highlightingthe objective convergences and divergences between the two approaches,the volume makes links to ongoing debates on relativism, foundationalism,scepticism and objectivity. It will be of interest to anyone searching for newperspectives on Wittgenstein's philosophy.
Anna Boncompagni (University of Florence, Italy) works mainly on Wittgenstein's later philosophy and on pragmatism, and is also interested in phenomenology, the history of analytic philosophy, and the philosophy of psychiatry. Her previous publications include 'Elucidating Forms of Life: The Evolution of a Philosophical Tool', Nordic Wittgenstein Review (2015) and Wittgenstein: Lo Sguardo e il Limite (2012).
