Wittgenstein and normative inquiry / edited by Mark Bevir, Andrius Galisanka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bevir, Mark, editor.

Series:

Studies in moral philosophy ; VOLUME 9.

Studies in moral philosophy, 2211-2014 ; VOLUME 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Normativity (Ethics).

Physical Description:

vii, 220 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

Wittgenstein and Normative Inquiry examines the relevance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy for ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, and religion. It analyzes the intellectual contexts which shaped Wittgenstein's normative thought, traces his influences and presents contemporary uses of his philosophy in normative fields. The chapters focus on the nature of normative inquiry. Together, they present a Wittgensteinian approach to normative inquiry, which, while broad and contested, stands in contrast to dominant deductive approaches. Arguing to normative conclusions by showing family resemblances, drawing analogies, using persuasion, appealing to naturalist arguments, authors and Wittgensteinians discussed by them expand our notion of normative inquiry. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Normative Inquiry / Mark Bevir Bevir, Mark, Andrius Gališanka Gališanka, Andrius 1

2 Normativity and Ethics in the Tractatus: Method, Self and Value / Chon Tejedor Tejedor, Chon 23

3 Wittgenstein: Values, Normative Inquiry, and the Problem of "Criticizing from Outside" / John G. Gunnell Gunnell, John G. 49

4 Wittgenstein's Blue Book, Linguistic Meaning and Music / Garry L. Hagberg Hagberg, Garry L. 71

5 Wittgenstein in Pitkin's Republic / A.A. Johannis Johannis, A.A. 103

6 "The Machine as Symbol": Wittgenstein's Contribution to the Politics of Judgment and Freedom in Contemporary Democratic Theory / Linda M.G. Zerilli Zerilli, Linda M.G. 127

7 Wittgenstein and Mid-20th Century Political Philosophy: Naturalist Paths from Facts to Values / Andrius Gališanka Gališanka, Andrius 152

8 Wittgenstein's Paganism / Kevin Cahill Cahill, Kevin 174

9 Wittgenstein and the Peculiarities of Religious "Belief" / Brian R. Clack Clack, Brian R. 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wittgenstein and normative inquiry

ISBN:

9789004324091

9004324097

OCLC:

946216773

Publisher Number:

40026257142