The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein (Oxford Handbooks)

"Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is the most comprehensive volume ever published on Wittgenstein: thirty-five leading scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation, and tracing his philosophical development. Topics discussed include logic and mathematics, language and mind, epistemology, philosophical methodology, religion, ethics, and aesthetics. Wittgenstein's relation to other founders of analytic philosophy such as Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. Moore is explored. This Handbook is the place to look for a full understanding of Wittgenstein's special importance to modern philosophy."--Publisher's website. Introduction. Editors' introduction / Oskari Kuusela and Marie McGinn Wittgenstein and biography / Brian McGuinness Logic and the philosophy of mathematics Wittgenstein reads Russell / Gregory Landini Assertion, saying, and propositional complexity in Wittgenstein's Tractatus / Colin Johnston Wittgenstein and Frege / Wolfgang Kienzler Wittgenstein and infinity / A. W. Moore Wittgenstein on mathematics / Michael Potter Wittgenstein on surveyability of proofs / Matthieu Marion From logical method to 'messing about': Wittgenstein on 'open problems' in mathematics / Simo Saatela Philosophy of language. The proposition's progress / Charles Travis Logical atomism in Russell and Wittgenstein / Ian Proops The tractatus and the limits of sense / Cora Diamond The life of the sign: rule-following, practice, and agreement / Edward Minar Meaning and understanding / Barry Stroud Wittgenstein and idealism / David R. Cerbone Private language / David Stern Very general facts of nature / Lars Hertzberg Philosophy of mind. Wittgenstein on the first person / William Child Private experience and sense data / Paul Snowdon Privacy / Joachim Schulte Wittgenstein on action and the will / John Hyman Wittgenstein on criteria and the problem of other minds / Edward Witherspoon Wittgenstein on the experience of meaning and secondary use / Michel ter Hark Epistemology. Wittgenstein on scepticism / Duncan Pritchard Wittgenstein and Moore / Thomas Baldwin Wittgenstein on intuition, rule-following, and certainty: exchanges with Brouwer and Russell / Kim van Gennip Method. The development of Wittgenstein's philosophy / Oskari Kuusela Wittgenstein's methods / James Conant Grammar in the philosophical investigations / Marie McGinn Wittgenstein's use of examples / Beth Savickey Aspect perception and philosophical difficulty / Avner Baz Writing philosophy as poetry: literary form in Wittgenstein / Marjorie Perloff Wittgenstein and the moral dimension of philosophical problems / Joel Backstrom Religion, aesthetics, ethics Wittgenstein on religious belief / Stephen Mulhall Wittgenstein on aesthetics / Malcolm Budd Wittgenstein and ethics / Anne-Marie S. Christensen. Title page 2 Contents 4 List of contributors 7 Abbreviations of Wittgenstein's works 10 Introduction 14 Editors' Introduction 14 Wittgenstein and Biography 22 Logic and the Philosophy of Mathematics 31 Wittgenstein Reads Russell 31 Assertion, Saying, and Propositional Complexity in Wittgenstein's Tractatus 55 Wittgenstein and Frege 69 Wittgenstein and Infinity 90 Wittgenstein On Mathematics 103 Wittgenstein On Surveyability of Proofs 115 From Logical Method to ‘Messing About’: Wittgenstein on ‘Open Problems’ in Mathematics 134 Philosophy of Language 148 The Proposition's Progress 148 Logical Atomism in Russell and Wittgenstein 170 The Tractatus and The Limits of Sense 189 The Life of The Sign: Rulefollowing, Practice, and Agreement 214 Meaning and Understanding 227 Wittgenstein and Idealism 239 Private Language 255 Very General Facts of Nature 268 Philosophy of Mind 285 Wittgenstein on The First Person 285 Private Experience and Sense Data 305 Privacy 324 Action and The Will 340 Wittgenstein on Criteria and The Problem Of Other Minds 356 Wittgenstein on The Experience of Meaning and Secondary Use 375 Epistemology 391 Wittgenstein on Scepticism 391 Wittgenstein and Moore 412 Wittgenstein on Intuition, RuleFollowing, and Certainty: Exchanges with Brouwer and Russell 426 Method 444 The Development of Wittgenstein's Philosophy 444 Wittgenstein's Methods 461 Grammar in the Philosophical Investigations 479 Wittgenstein's Use of Examples 493 Aspect Perception and Philosophical Difficulty 516 Writing Philosophy as Poetry: Literary form in Wittgenstein 529 Wittgenstein and The Moral Dimension of Philosophical Problems 541 Religion, Aesthetics, Ethics 558 Wittgenstein on Religious Belief 558 Wittgenstein on Aesthetics 572 Wittgenstein and Ethics 587 Index 604 978–0–19–928750–5,-,The,Oxford,Handbook,of,Wittgenstein 978–0–19–928750–5 - The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein "Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is the most comprehensive volume ever published on Wittgenstein: thirty-five leading scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation, and tracing his philosophical development. Topics discussed include logic and mathematics, language and mind, epistemology, philosophical methodology, religion, ethics, and aesthetics. Wittgenstein's relation to other founders of analytic philosophy such as Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. Moore is explored. This handbook is the place to look for a full understanding of Wittgenstein's special importance to modern philosophy."--[Source inconnue] ## Abstract Since the middle of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is a comprehensive volume on Wittgenstein: thirty-five leading scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation, and tracing his philosophical development. Topics discussed include logic and mathematics, language and mind, epistemology, philosophical methodology, religion, ethics, and aesthetics. Wittgenstein's relation to other founders of analytic philosophy such as Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. Moore is explored. This book is the place to look for a full understanding of Wittgenstein's importance to modern philosophy. Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is a comprehensive volume on Wittgenstein where 35 scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation