Wittgenstein and reason / edited by John Preston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preston, John, 1957-

Series:

Ratio book series.

Ratio book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reason.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophyAnalyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer's Golden Bough, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous 'rule-following considerations' from his Philosophical InvestigationsContributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and con

Contents:

Wittgenstein's critique of Frazer / Jacques Bouveresse

Relativism, commensurability and translatability / Hans-Johann Glock

'Back to the rough ground!' Wittgensteinian reflections on rationality and reason / Jane Heal

Worlds or words apart? Wittgenstein on understanding religious language / Genia Schonbaumsfeld

The tightrope walker / Severin Schroeder

Rules and reason / Joachim Schulte

Rule-following without reasons : Wittgenstein's quietism and the constitutive question / Crispin Wright.

Notes:

"First published as volume 20, no. 4 of Ratio"--T.p. versp.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612030154

9781282030152

1282030159

9781444307092

1444307096

9781444307108

144430710X

OCLC:

320907602