In Search of a New Humanism

The Philosophy of Georg Henrik von Wright
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-90-481-5260-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Reihe: Synthese Library

This collection of essays presents a systematic and up-to-date survey of the main aspects of Georg Henrik von Wright's philosophy, tracing the general humanistic to be found in his vast, varied output. The analysis covers the developments in Von Wright's thought up to the end of the 1990s. The essays are arranged thematically to focus on the chief areas of Von Wright's interests: practical rationality; human action and determinism; philosophical logic and theories of norms; research in the analytical tradition; and Wittgenstein studies.
Scholars and students of moral philosophy, logic, psychology, sociology, cognitive science and the history of contemporary philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of moral philosophy, logic, psychology, sociology, cognitive science and the history of contemporary philosophy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Egidi, M. R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Analytische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: von Wright and “Dante’s Dream”: Stages in a Philosophical Pilgrim’s Progress.- I. Von Wright: Interpreter of Wittgenstein and the Analytic Tradition.- 2. Wittgenstein and Tradition.- 3. Wittgenstein in Relation to Our Times.- 4. What is Analytical Philosophy?.- 5. “In the Beginning was the Deed”: The Private Language Argument.- 6. Naturalism, World and Truth.- 7. What Wittgenstein Wrote.- 8. von Wright on On Certainty.- 9. Morphology in Wittgenstein.- II. Modes of Practical Rationality: Actions, Intentions, and Will.- 10. The Logical Connection Argument Again.- 11. Actions, Causes, and Supervenience.- 12. Justice, Cooperation, and the “Golden Rule”.- 13. von Wright on Mind-Body Problem.- 14. The Conflict between the Static and the Dynamic Theory of Time in its Relation to von Wright’s Work and to Human Freedom.- 15. W. James’ Defence of Free Will: A Step Toward a Paradigm Shift.- 16. Is Determinism Impossible?.- III. Philosophical Logic and Normative Discourse.- 17. The Significance of Philosophical Logic.- 18. A Remark about the Principle of “Ought Entails Can”: von Wright and Kant.- 19. The Decidability of Syllogism.- 20. Dynamic Ideas in Quantum Logic.- 21. True or False Statements in Normative Discourse.- 22. “Norm Proposition”: A Tentative Defense of a Sceptical View.- 23. Three Levels of Deontics.- 24. “Sollen” Between Semantics and Pragmatics.- Selected Bibliography.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.