Philosophical anthropology : Wittgenstein's perspective / Jesús Padilla Gálvez (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padilla Gálvez, Jesús, 1959- editor.

Series:

Aporia (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 1.

Aporia ; Bd. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical anthropology--Congresses.

Philosophical anthropology.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If we read Ludwig Wittgenstein's works and take his scientific formation in mathematical logic into account, it comes as a surprise that he ever developed a particular interest in anthropological questions. The following questions immediately arise: What role does anthropology play in Wittgenstein's work? How do problems concerning mankind as a whole relate to his philosophy? How does his approach relate to philosophical anthropology? How does he view classical issues about Man's affairs and actions? The aim of this book is to investigate the anthropological questions that Wittgenstein raised in his works. The answers to the questions raised in this introduction may be found on the intersection between forms of life and radical translation from another culture into ours. The book presents an extensive analysis of anthropological issues with emphasis on language and social elements.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Philosophical Anthropology / Gálvez, Jesús Padilla

Wittgenstein's Anthropological and Ethnological Approach / Hacker, P. M. S.

Hume and Wittgenstein's on Human Nature / Fogelin, Robert J.

Meaning and Action / Bassols, Alejandro Tomasini

Anthropological Representations and Forms of Life in Wittgenstein / Marques, António

Ich und Andere / Gálvez, Jesús Padilla

Wittgenstein and the Natural History of Human Beings / Venturinha, Nuno

Is there a Mind-Body Problem? / Kanzian, Christian

Norms and Conventions / García-Carpintero, Manuel

The Psychology of Volition: "Problem and Method Pass One Another By" / Hertzberg, Lars

'Dirty' and 'Clean' Between Ontology and Anthropology / Lagerspetz, Olli

Konvergenztechnologien und die "technische Verbesserung des Menschen" Überlegungen zur philosophischen Anthropologie / Ursúa, Nicanor

Abbreviations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110321821

3110321823

OCLC:

851972103