Wittgenstein and Beyond : Essays in Honour of Hans-Johann Glock

This volume celebrates the work of Hans-Johann Glock, a philosopher renowned for both his exegesis of Wittgenstein and his many contributions to debates in contemporary philosophy. It brings together 16 new essays by up-and-coming and distinguished philosophers engaging with Glock’s work, and it concludes with a "Reflections and Replies" chapter in which Glock responds to his interlocutors. Glock’s distinctive philosophical voice features a rare combination of a Wittgenstein-inspired approach with a willingness to break away from Wittgenstein to tackle problems in an open-minded way. The broad selection of essays included in this volume reflects Glock’s wide-ranging philosophical interests and demonstrates the potential of applying Wittgensteinian insights to advance current systematic debates in philosophy. The chapters discuss Wittgenstein’s philosophy, metaphilosophy, truth and language, animal minds and agency, and reasons and normativity. __Wittgenstein and Beyond__ will appeal to scholars and advanced students working on Wittgenstein, metaphilosophy, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. "This volume celebrates the work of Hans-Johann Glock, a philosopher renowned for both his exegesis of Wittgenstein and his many contributions to debates in contemporary philosophy. It brings together sixteen new essays by up-and-coming and distinguished philosophers engaging with Glock's work, and concludes with a "Reflections and Replies" chapter in which Glock responds to his interlocutors. Glock's distinctive philosophical voice features a rare combination of a Wittgenstein-inspired approach with a willingness to break away from Wittgenstein to tackle problems in an open-minded way. The broad selection of essays included in this volume reflects Glock's wide-ranging philosophical interests and demonstrates the potential of applying Wittgensteinian insights to advance current systematic debates in philosophy. The chapters discuss Wittgenstein's philosophy, metaphilosophy, truth and language, animal minds and agency, and reasons and normativity. Wittgenstein and Beyond will appeal to scholars and advanced students working on Wittgenstein, metaphilosophy, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of contributors Introduction PART I: Wittgenstein 1 Farewell to hinge propositions 2 Wittgenstein and Glock on history and historicism 3 Wittgenstein’s later nonsense 4 On safari with Glock PART II: Metaphilosophy, truth, and perception 5 The concept of truth: A proposal for a definition and its presuppositions 6 What can we learn meta-philosophically from how philosophers actually proceed in the philosophy of religion? 7 More good news for the philosophical armchair 8 Perception, causation, disjunction PART III: Animal minds 9 Understanding animal minds: Between hermeneutics and hydraulics 10 Intelligence and reasons in animals 11 A conceptual framework for empathy in humans and nonhuman animals 12 Plants, wants, and agents 13 Logic and the boundaries of animal mentality 14 Two notions of creativity PART IV: Normativity and reasons 15 Rationality, reasons, and rules 16 No reason to be afraid! On the (ir) rationality of emotions PART V: Reflections and replies 17 Reflections and replies Hans-Johann Glock: A Bibliography Index