Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: Text and Context

ISBN-13: 9780415070355 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 256 str.

R. Arrington; Robert L. Arrington; Hans-Johann Glock

Opis

Although there is a vast amount of secondary literature on the Philosophical Investigations, very little exists which considers the exegesis of this text. The apparently disjointed structure of the book has often been taken as a licence for interpreting passages out of context. This collection aims to show how important it is to consider the arguments which specify or authorize particular readings of certain passages. The essays are by Wittgenstein scholars. All approach the Investigations with the conviction that prior to pronouncements of the relevance or tenability of certain remarks one must always carefully consider Wittgenstein's text itself and locate the puzzling passages in their (immediate or original) contexts. Diverse exegetical approaches are represented; while some believe that the Investigations can be read as an independent text, others find it essential to look at the context of a particular remark, or of variations on it, in Wittgenstein's other texts. A debate emerges as authors differ in their assessment of the philosophical value of their material.

Recenzje

`A most interesting collection of articles by distinguished scholars who explore specific problematic passages in the Philosophical Investigations. The essays are severally thought-provoking illuminating and penetrating.' - P.M.S. Hacker

Spis treści

Introduction 1 ‘Bring me a slab!’: meaning, speakers, and practices 2 Philosophical Investigations section 122: neglected Aspects 3 Philosophical Investigations section 128: ‘theses in philosophy’ and undogmatic procedure 4 ‘Tormenting questions’ in Philosophical Investigations section 5 Common behaviour of many a kind: Philosophical Investigations section 6 Private language: Philosophical Investigations section 258 and environs 7 Adelheid and the Bishop—what’s the game? 8 The visual room 9 Making contact in language: the harmony between thought and reality 10 ‘Das Wollen ist auch nur eine Erfahrung’ 11 Wittgenstein on believing in Philosophical Investigations part II, chapter 10

O autorze

Robert Arrington (Edited by) ,  Hans-Johann Glock (Edited by)