Wittgenstein Reads Weininger

ISBN-13: 9780521825535 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 208 str.

David Stern; Bela Szabados

Opis

Condemned for his misogyny, self-hatred, anti-semitism and homophobia, as well as praised for his uncompromising and outspoken approach to gender and morality, Otto Weininger was one of the most controversial and widely read authors of fin-de-siecle Vienna. The purpose of this new collection of essays is to explore the various ways in which Wittgenstein absorbed and responded to Weininger's ideas. Written by an international team of experts on Wittgenstein and Weininger, the volume is especially timely in the light of recent translations of Weininger's work.

Recenzje

"This collection helps us to read Weininger with some understanding, and to see what Wittgenstein may have seen when reading Weininger" - James C. Klagge, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Reading Wittgenstein (on) reading David G. Stern and Béla Szabados; 2. Eggshells or nourishing yolks? A portrait of Wittgenstein as a Weiningerian Béla Szabados; 3. Weininger and the two Wittgensteins Allan Janik; 4. Sex and solipsism: Weininger's On Last Things Steven Burns; 5. Wittgenstein and Weininger: time, life, world Joachim Schulte; 6. Uncanny differences; Wittgenstein and Weininger as Doppelgänger Daniel Steuer; 7. Weininger and Wittgenstein on 'animal psychology' David G. Stern.