Wittgenstein and the Limits of Language Contributor(s): Appelqvist, Hanne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815385013 ISBN-13: 9780815385011 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Language - Philosophy | Logic |
Dewey: 192 |
LCCN: 2019040062 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 298 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The limit of language is one of the most pervasive notions found in Wittgenstein's work, both in his early Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and his later writings. Moreover, the idea of a limit of language is intimately related to important scholarly debates on Wittgenstein's philosophy, such as the debate between the so-called traditional and resolute interpretations, Wittgenstein's stance on transcendental idealism, and the philosophical import of Wittgenstein's latest work On Certainty. This collection includes thirteen original essays that provide a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development. The essays connect the idea of a limit of language to the most important themes discussed by Wittgenstein--his conception of logic and grammar, the method of philosophy, the nature of the subject, and the foundations of knowledge--as well as his views on ethics, aesthetics, and religion. The essays also relate Wittgenstein's thought to his contemporaries, including Carnap, Frege, Heidegger, Levinas, and Moore. |