Wittgenstein on thought, language and philosophy : from theory to therapy / Christoffer Gefwert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gefwert, Christoffer, 1947-

Series:

Avebury series in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Philosophy, German.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

xvii, 316 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2000]

Contents:

I The Universal Medium

I.2 Metaphysical Realism 26

I.3 Logical Atomism 29

I.4 The Transcendental Reading 33

I.5 The Limit(s) of Language 36

I.6 Logistical Positivism 39

I.7 Logical Semantics 43

I.8 The Hintikka Interpretation 44

I.9 The Post-1937 Wittgenstein 48

II Methodological Illusions

II.1 Introduction: Observer to Participator 62

II.2 Philosophy and Science 67

II.3 On Behaviourism 72

II.4 On Causal Relations 76

II.5 The Problem of Verification 86

III Thought and Privacy

III.2 Intention: Historical Sources 108

III.3 The Continuation of Wittgenstein's Thought 114

III.4 Correcting the 'Picture-Theory' 117

III.5 Mental Processes 125

III.6 The 'Private Language' Arguments 140

III.7 Conclusion: Thought is Public 149

IV Philosophy as Grammar

IV.2 The Problem of Ostensive Definitions 164

IV.3 Language-Games 169

IV.4 Meaning as Practice 186

IV.5 Forms of Life 195

IV.6 The 'Earlier' and the 'Later' Wittgenstein 205

V The Realist/Anti-Realist Illusion

V.2 The Anti-Realist Research Programme 218

V.3 The Interpretation of Wittgenstein 230

V.4 The 'Rules-as-Theory' Confusion 238

V.5 Conclusion: Understanding a 'Rule' 246

VI Conceptual Investigations

VI.2 Is Philosophy Theoretical? 268

VI.3 What is a Philosophical Investigation? 273

VI.4 The Psychoanalytical Analogue 278

VI.5 Calculation and Philosophy 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754612147

OCLC:

45338629