Read more
A COMPANION TO WITTGENSTEINThe most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein's thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy. It includes essays on his intellectual development, his work in logic and mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and much else.As well as examining Wittgenstein's contribution to human understanding in detail, the Companion features vital contextual analysis that traces the relationship between his ideas and those of other philosophers and schools of thought, including the Aristotelian and continental philosophical traditions. Authors also address prominent themes that remain current in today's philosophical debates, explaining Wittgenstein's continuing legacy alongside his historical significance. Essential reading for scholars of philosophy at all levels, A Companion to Wittgenstein combines engaging commentary with unrivaled academic authority.
List of contents
Notes on Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Wittgenstein's Published Works in Order of Composition xiv
Introduction 1
Hans-Johann Glock and John Hyman
Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Sketch of His Life 5
Ray Monk
Part I Introductory 21
1. Wittgenstein's Philosophical Development 23
Wolfgang Kienzler
2. Wittgenstein's Texts and Style 41
David G. Stern
Part II Influences 57
3. Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer 59
Dale Jacquette
4. Wittgenstein and Frege 74
Michael Beaney
5. Wittgenstein and Russell 92
Graham Stevens
6. Wittgenstein, Hertz, and Boltzmann 110
John M. Preston
Part III Early Philosophy 125
7. Logical Atomism 127
Leo K.C. Cheung
8. The Picture Theory 141
Colin Johnston
9. Wittgenstein on Solipsism 159
Ernst Michael Lange
10. Resolute Readings of the Tractatus 175
James Conant and Silver Bronzo
11. Ineffability and Nonsense in the Tractatus 195
Leo K.C. Cheung
12. Metaphysics: From Ineffability to Normativity 209
P.M.S. Hacker
Part IV Philosophy and Grammar 229
13. Philosophy and Philosophical Method 231
Hans-Johann Glock
14. Grammar and Grammatical Statements 252
Severin Schroeder
15. The Autonomy of Grammar 269
Michael N. Forster
16. Surveyability 278
Joachim Schulte
Part V Logic and Mathematics 291
17. Logic and the Tractatus 293
Roger M. White
18. Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Mathematics 305
Pasquale Frascolla
19. Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy of Mathematics 319
A.W. Moore
20. Wittgenstein and Antirealism 332
Mathieu Marion
21. Necessity and Apriority 346
Eric Loomis
Part VI Language 359
22. Names and Ostensive Definitions 361
Kai Büttner
23. Meaning and Understanding 375
Jason Bridges
24. Rules and Rule-Following 390
Gary Ebbs
25. Vagueness and Family Resemblance 407
Hanoch Ben-Yami
26. Languages, Language-Games, and Forms of Life 420
Daniel Whiting
27. Wittgenstein on Truth 433
David Dolby
Part VII Mind and Action 443
28. Privacy and Private Language 445
Edward Kanterian
29. The Inner and the Outer 465
William Child
30. Wittgenstein on "I" and the Self 478
Maximilian de Gaynesford
31. Wittgenstein on Action and the Will 491
Maria Alvarez
32. Wittgenstein on Intentionality 502
Stefan Brandt
33. Wittgenstein on Seeing Aspects 517
Arif Ahmed
34. Wittgenstein on Color 533
Jonathan Westphal
Part VIII Epistemology 545
35. Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty 547
Danièle Moyal-Sharrock
36. Wittgenstein on Skepticism 563
Duncan Pritchard
37. Wittgenstein on Causation and Induction 576
Constantine Sandis and Chon Tejedor
38. Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Science 587
Vasso Kindi
Part IX Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion 603
39. Wittgenstein and Ethics 605
Robert L. Arrington
40. Wittgenstein and Aesthetics 612
Severin Schroeder
41. Wittgenstein and Anthropology 627
Brian R. Clack
42. Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion 639
John Cottingham
43. Wittgenstein and Psychoanalysis 651
Edward Harcourt
Part X Philosophical Schools and Traditions 667
44. Wittgenstein and the Aristotelian Tradition 669
Roger Pouivet
45. Wittgenstein and Kantianism 682
Robert Hanna
46. Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle 699
Thomas Uebel
