The unity of Wittgenstein's philosophy : necessity, intelligibility, and normativity / by José Medina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Medina, José, 1968-

Series:

SUNY series in philosophy

SUNY series in Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the stable core of Wittgenstein's philosophy as developed from the Tractatus to the Philosophical Investigations.

Contents:

Intro

THE UNITY OF WITTGENSTEIN'S PHILOSOPHY

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. NECESSITY AND INTELLIGIBILITY IN THE TRACTATUS

1.1. Possibility and Necessity in the Tractatus

1.2. What's Color Got to Do with It?

1.3. The Myth of "Hidden Bodies"

1.4. Deflationism and Realism in the Tractatus

2. FROM PICTURES TO YARDSTICKS THE COLORFUL TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE TRACTARIAN VIEW OF LANGUAGE

2.1. Let the Phenomena Speak for Themselves!

2.2. The Emergence of the Satzsystem Conception of Language

3. THE CALCULUS VIEW OF LANGUAGE: MEANING AND RULES

3.1. Rules as Constitutive of Meaning

3.2. Local Holism, Verificationism, and the Proliferation Problem

3.3. Idealizing Language: The Autonomy of Rules

4. THE "UNBRIDGEABLE GULF" BETWEEN RULE AND APPLICATION

4.1. Frege on Applicability

4.2. The "Internal Relation" between Rule and Application

4.3. Is Grammar Up to Me?

5. INTERNAL RELATIONS IN ACTION: FOLLOWING A RULE VERSUS CONFORMING WITH IT

5.1. Searching for a Differentia Specifica

5.2. The Irrelevance of Learning: Reasons and Causes

5.3. From Possible Applications to Actual Uses

6. NORMATIVITY IN PRACTICE: LEARNING AND TECHNIQUES

6.1. Psychologism and "Logical Madness"

6.2. Learning and Necessity

6.3. Back to the Rough Ground!

6.4. The Role of the Community: Contextualism and Quietism in Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy

NOTES

Introduction

1. Necessity and Intelligibility in the Tractus

2. From Pictures to Yardsticks

3. The Calculus of Language

4. The "Unbridgeable Gulf" between Rule and Application

5. Internal Relations in Action

6. Normativity in Practice

REFERENCES

INDEX

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.

ISBN:

9780791488508

0791488500

9780585476124

0585476128

OCLC:

61367567