Wittgenstein on the human spirit / Yuval Lurie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lurie, Yuval. lat

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series 248.

Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics ; v. 248

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wittgenstein on the Human Spirit provides a new understanding of Wittgenstein’s discourse as an insightful philosophy of culture, pursued through self-reflection. It offers an edifying perspective on the conceptual underpinnings of culture as a shared expressive spiritual form of life. The ideas investigated in it are highly relevant for discussions in philosophy, aesthetics, anthropology, and cultural studies. The book embraces three studies: The Spirit of Jews , The Spirits of Culture and Civilization , and The Common Spirit of Human Beings . The first discusses Wittgenstein's remarks about Jews, focusing on their place within his philosophical thinking, self-reflection, and European discourse about culture and Jews. It shows how overcoming the anti-Semitic attitude implicit in them set off the major change in his philosophy. The second discusses Wittgenstein’s reflections on the “deterioration of culture” in the modern period, showing how they are related to his remarks about following rules. The third discusses Wittgenstein’s insights regarding the symbolic nature of myth, magic and religion. It suggests that modern human beings and those of ancient cultures possess a common expressive spiritual nature. This enables us to understand expressive practices in other cultures without interpretation. Nonetheless religious belief during the modern period is problematic.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

FIRST STUDY: THE SPIRIT OF JEWS

REMARKS ON THE SPIRIT OF JEWS

PHILOSOPHICAL CLARIFICATIONS

CLARIFYING THE CONCEPT OF A JEW

THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND

GENIUS, TALENT, CHARACTER, AND INTELLECT

STEREOTYPES, SYMBOLS, AND IDEOLOGIES

FROM PROTOTYPES TO FAMILY RESEMBLANCES

WITTGENSTEIN CONFRONTS HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD JEWS

IN SEARCH OF LESS “DANGEROUS PHRASES”

THE SPIRITS OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

ANNOUNCING “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CULTURE”

A LOCK CONSTRUCTED FROM A CONCEALED SPIRITUAL DISTINCTION

CULTURE AND ITS SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS

CIVILIZATION AND ITS SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS

REFLECTING ON WITTGENSTEIN’S REMARKS ON CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

THE COMMON SPIRIT OF HUMAN BEINGS

FRAZER’S EXPLANATION OF MYTH, MAGIC, AND RELIGION

WITTGENSTEIN’S CRITICISM OF FRAZER’S CONCEPTUAL EXPLANATION

WITTGENSTEIN’S CRITICISM OF FRAZER’S HISTORICAL EXPLANATION

WITTGENSTEIN’S METHODS OF ATTAINING INSIGHT ABOUT SPIRITUAL RITUALS

PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON WITTGENSTEIN’S COMMENTS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX

VIBS.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0792-5

OCLC:

833046301

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401207928 DOI