Wittgenstein

William Child

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781136731365
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Philosophy History & Theory

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is considered by most philosophers - even those who do not share his views - to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th century. His contributions to the philosophy of language, mind, meaning and psychology - as well as to logic, mathematics and epistemology - permanently altered the philosophical landscape, and his Tractatus Logico Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations continue to be studied in philosophy departments around in the world. In this superb introduction and overview of Wittgenstein's life and work, William Child discusses:

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• Wittgenstein's early work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, including his account of language and thought
• Wittgenstein's subsequent rejection of some of the central doctrines of the Tractatus
• Wittgenstein's later philosophy
• intentionality and rule-following
• philosophy of mind and psychology in Philosophical Investigations
• knowledge and certainty, and Wittgenstein's final work
• philosophy of religion
• the legacy and influence of Wittgenstein's ideas in philosophy, and beyond.

Including a chronology, glossary, and helpful conclusions to each chapter, Wittgenstein is essential reading for anyone coming to Wittgenstein's philosophy for the first time.

Index

aesthetic explanation 237–238

aesthetic value in the Tractatus 66–67

Anscombe, G. E. M. 40

anthropology 229–239; explanation in 235–239

anti-essentialism 84–87, 103, 259; about meaning 103

anti-individualism in philosophy of mind 253–254, 259

anti-intellectualism 136, 180, 201–202, 251–252, 259; and Moorean propositions 201–202; and rule-following 136; and intention 180

anti-mentalism 252–255, 260

anti-realism about rules see constructivism about rules

anti-reductionism 103, 118, 133, 140, 247–248, 260; and intentionality 118; and meaning 103, 247; and rule-following 140, 247; and rules 133

anti-scientism 248–251, 260

anti-systematicity: and intentionality 108; and meaning 103; and rule-following 140–141

Anzengruber, Ludwig 217

aspects and aspect-perception see seeing an aspect

Augustine 82–84, 88–90, 92, 251

Augustine’s conception of language 88–92, 251

Bach, J. S. 216

Baker, Gordon 144

beetle in box 162

belief 173–174

Beltane festival 235–239; see also fire-festivals

Bevan, Dr Edward 17

Blackburn, Simon 159

Bloor, David 143

Boltzmann, Ludwig 4

bottom-up approach see names

Brahms, Johannes 3

Brandom, Robert 253

Broad, C. D. 14

Butler, Bishop 247

Canfield, John 144

Carnap, Rudolf 10

Cartesian view of sensations 151–153, 160, 163, 260

causal theory of intentionality 111–114, 120, 237, 249

chess 137, 139, 204, 210, 253–254

chimpanzees 137–138, 145, 171

Christianity 224–225, 229

colour incompatibilities 44, 77–78

communities and rule-following 142–146

community view of...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• A note on editions of Wittgenstein’s work
• Abbreviations
• Chronology
• One: Life and works
• Two: The Tractatus: language and logic
• Three: The Tractatus: reality and the limits of language
• Four: From the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations
• Five: The later philosophy: intentionality and rule-following
• Six: The later philosophy: mind and psychology
• Seven: Knowledge and certainty
• Eight: Religion and anthropology
• Nine: Legacy and influence
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index