Wittgenstein''s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - A Critical Guide

"Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the only book-length work to have been published during his lifetime, continues to generate interest and scholarly debate. This volume of new essays showcases contemporary ideas on how to interpret the Tractatus and throws new light on some of its most challenging passages"--

List of contents

Introduction José L. Zalabardo; 1. Wittgenstein's impatient reply to Russell Cora Diamond; 2. Modality in Wittgenstein's Tractatus Juliet Floyd and Sanford Shieh; 3. Clarification and analysis in the Tractatus Sébastien Gandon; 4. The fish tale: the unity of language and the world in light of TLP 4.014 Hanne Appelqvist; 5. That which 'is true' must already contain the verb: Wittgenstein's rejection of Frege's separation of judgment from content Colin Johnston; 6. Solipsism and the self Michael Potter; 7. The Tractatus and the first person Maria van der Schaar; 8. Arithmetic in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Mathieu Marion and Mitsuhiro Okada; 9. 'Normal connections' and the law of causality Joshua Eisenthal; 10. The ethical dimension of the Tractatus Ilse Somavilla; 11. 'Obviously wrong': the Tractatus on will and world Duncan Richter; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jose L. (University College London) Zalabardo
• Assisted by: José L. Zalabardo (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009066938
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0906693-8
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Cambridge Critical Guides
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, 20th Century, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Popular philosophy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Central Europe, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: logic, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)