Wittgenstein's thought is reflected in his reading and reception of other authors. Wittgenstein Reading approaches the moment of literature as a vehicle of self-reflection for Wittgenstein. What sounds, on the surface, like criticism (e.g. of Shakespeare) can equally be understood as a simple registration of Wittgenstein's own reaction, hence a piece of self-diagnosis or self-analysis.

The book brings a representative sample of authors, from Shakespeare, Goethe, or Dostoyevsky to some that have received far less attention in Wittgenstein scholarship like Kleist, Lessing, or...

Wittgenstein s Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. The volume explores the development of Wittgenstein s ideas in the direction of the Investigations and reassesses the relevance of Wittgenstein s masterpiece within contemporary philosophical debate.

This volume deals with the relation between the capacity to speak and the human form of life. All contributions engage with Wittgenstein's approach to this topic. As a whole, the volume takes a stance both against a reductive naturalist as well as a sociological understanding of "Lebensform" in Wittgenstein. It seeks to promote a broadly logical understanding of this notion instead.

The volume pinpoints the precise, logical function of "Lebensform" in Wittgenstein and relates it to debates in post-Wittgensteinian philosophy.

Part one focuses on the way that leads from the...