Logic and Language in Wittgenstein''s Tractatus

This historical study investigates Ludwig Wittgenstein's early philosophy of logic and language, as it is presented in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The study makes a case for the Tractatus as an insightful critique of the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege-the Founding Fathers of analytic philosophy.

List of contents

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Logic -- II. Logical Assertion and the Nature of the Proposition -- 111. The Proposition as a Picture of Reality -- IV. Deductive Inference and its Justification -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.

About the author

Ian Proops is at the University of Michigan

Summary

This historical study investigates Ludwig Wittgenstein's early philosophy of logic and language, as it is presented in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The study makes a case for the Tractatus as an insightful critique of the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege-the Founding Fathers of analytic philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Proops, Proops Ian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2014
• EAN: 9781138001848
• ISBN: 978-1-138-00184-8
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Analytic, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities