Wittgenstein : Key Concepts

Annotation Wittgenstein's complex and demanding work challenges much that is taken for granted in philosophical thinking as well as in the theorizing of art, theology, science, and culture. Each essay in this collection explores a key concept involved in Wittgenstein's thinking, relating it to his understanding of philosophy and outlining the arguments and explaining the implications of each concept. Concepts covered include grammar, meaning and meaning-blindness, language-games and private language, family resemblances, psychologism, rule-following, teaching and learning, avowals, Moore's Paradox, aspect seeing, the meter-stick, and criteria. Students new to Wittgenstein and readers interested in developing their understanding of specific aspects of his philosophical work will find this book very welcome. Contributors include Avner Baz, James Conant, David Finkelstein, Craig Fox, Heather Gert, Arata Hamawaki, Lars Hertzberg, Phil Hutchinson, Kelly Dean Jolley, Roderick T. Long, Eric Loomis, Rupert Read, and Avrum Stroll Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 1. Wittgenstein's philosophical remarks......Page 26 2. Wittgenstein on meaning and meaning- blindness......Page 38 3. Language- games and private language......Page 52 4. Wittgenstein on family resemblance......Page 62 5. Ordinary/everyday language......Page 74 6. Wittgenstein on rule-following......Page 92 7. Thinking and understanding......Page 103 8. Psychologism and Philosophical Investigations......Page 120 9. Moore's paradox revisited......Page 127 10. Aspect perception......Page 135 11. Knowing that the standard metre is one metre long......Page 148 12. Therapy......Page 160 13. Criteria......Page 171 14. Grammatical investigations......Page 180 15. Teaching and learning......Page 186 16. Expression and avowal......Page 196 Chronology of Wittgenstein's life......Page 210 Bibliography......Page 212 Index......Page 220 Wittgenstein's complex work challenges much that is taken for granted in philosophical thinking as well as in the theorizing of art, theology, science & culture. Each essay in this volume explores a key concept involved in Wittgenstein's thinking, relating it to his understanding of philosophy