Logical Must - Wittgenstein on Logic

The Logical Must is an examination of Wittgenstein's philosophy of logic, early and late, from an austere naturalistic perspective called "Second Philosophy."

List of contents

• Preface


• Introduction


• I. Kant on Logic


• II. Naturalizing Kant on Logic


• III. The Tractatus


• IV. Naturalizing the Tractatus


• V. Rule-Following and Logic


• VI. But Isn't Logic Special?!


• VII. Naturalizing the Logical Must


• Conclusion


• References


• Index

About the author

Penelope Maddy is Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Summary

The Logical Must is an examination of Wittgenstein's philosophy of logic, early and late, from an austere naturalistic perspective called "Second Philosophy."

Additional text

Maddy's project is as much an attempt to deepen our understanding of Second Philosophy as to sharpen our reading of Wittgenstein. The book is very enjoyable to read. The style is straightforward, the argumentation crystalline, and the discussion insightful. Furthermore, Maddy perfectly succeds in making The Logical Must a self-contained work, saying just as much about the previous episodes as is necessary to let us follow the new story.

Product details

• Authors: Penelope Maddy, Penelope (Distinguished Professor of Logic Maddy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780197511787
• ISBN: 978-0-19-751178-7
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Geschichte der Mathematik, Philosophie der Mathematik, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Mathematics