Wittgenstein: The Philosopher and his Works

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2006

Wittgenstein: The Philosopher and his Works

Edited by: Alois Pichler and Simo Säätelä

Volume 2 in the series Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society – New Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110328912

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About this book

This wide-ranging collection of essays contains eighteen original articles by authors representing some of the most important recent work on Wittgenstein. It deals with questions pertaining to both the interpretation and application of Wittgenstein’s thought and the editing of his works. Regarding the latter, it also addresses issues concerning scholarly electronic publishing. The collection is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction which lays out the content and arguments of each contribution. Contributors: Knut Erik Tranøy, Lars Hertzberg, Georg Henrik von Wright, Marie McGinn, Cora Diamond, James Conant, David G. Stern, Eike von Savigny, P.M.S. Hacker, Hans-Johann Glock, Allan Janik, Kristóf Nyíri, Antonia Soulez, Brian McGuinness, Anthony Kenny, Joachim Schulte, Herbert Hrachovec, Cameron McEwen.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Note on the second edition Publicly Available Download PDF	9
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	11
Introduction Simo Säätelä and Alois Pichler Publicly Available Download PDF	13
Wittgenstein and the relation between life and philosophy Knut Erik Tranøy Publicly Available Download PDF	73
Trying to keep philosophy honest Lars Hertzberg Publicly Available Download PDF	82
Remarks on Wittgenstein’s use of the terms “Sinn”, “sinnlos”, “unsinnig”, “wahr”, and “Gedanke” in the Tractatus Georg Henrik von Wright Publicly Available Download PDF	98
Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of language and the idea of ‘the single great problem’ Marie McGinn Publicly Available Download PDF	107
Peter Winch on the Tractatus and the unity of Wittgenstein’s philosophy Cora Diamond Publicly Available Download PDF	141
Wittgenstein’s Later Criticism of the Tractatus James Conant Publicly Available Download PDF	172
How many Wittgensteins? David G. Stern Publicly Available Download PDF	205
Taking avowals seriously: The soul a public affair Eike von Savigny Publicly Available Download PDF	230
Of knowledge and of knowing that someone is in pain P.M.S. Hacker Publicly Available Download PDF	244
Wittgenstein and history Hans-Johann Glock Publicly Available Download PDF	277
Impure reason vindicated Allan Janik Publicly Available Download PDF	304
Wittgenstein’s philosophy of pictures Kristóf Nyíri Publicly Available Download PDF	322
A case of early Wittgensteinian dialogism: Stances on the impossibility of “Red and green in the same place” Antonia Soulez Publicly Available Download PDF	354
Wittgenstein: Philosophy and literature Brian McGuinness Publicly Available Download PDF	367
A brief history of Wittgenstein editing Anthony Kenny Publicly Available Download PDF	382
What is a work by Wittgenstein? Joachim Schulte Publicly Available Download PDF	397
Evaluating the Bergen Electronic Edition Herbert Hrachovec Publicly Available Download PDF	405
Wittgenstein in digital form: Perspectives for the future Cameron McEwen Publicly Available Download PDF	418
Bibliography and reference system Publicly Available Download PDF	431
Authors and Abstracts Publicly Available Download PDF	440
The editors Publicly Available Download PDF	455
Name index Publicly Available Download PDF	456

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Main content: 461
Keywords: Philosophie; Sprachphilosophie; Wittgenstein

eBook

Published: May 2, 2013
ISBN: 9783110328912

Hardcover

Published: July 15, 2006
ISBN: 9783110328592