Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-924770-7
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 326 g

This is a concise and readable study of five intertwined themes at the heart of Wittgenstein's thought, written by one of his most eminent interpreters. David Pears offers penetrating investigations and lucid explications of some of the most influential and yet puzzling writings of twentieth-century philosophy. He focuses on the idea of language as a picture of the world; the phenomenon of linguistic regularity; the famous 'private language argument'; logical necessity; and ego and the self.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pears, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Existenzphilosophie, Lebensphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- 1: The Pictorial Character of Language

- 2: Linguistic Regularity

- 3: The Private Language Argument

- 4: Logical Necessity

- 5: Ego