Wittgenstein's early philosophy / edited by Jose L. Zalabardo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zalabardo, José L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Tractatus logico-philosophicus.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 274 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume comprises of 9 essays by leading scholars on the early philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. They explore some central themes - the relationship between Wittgenstein's account of representation and Russell's theories of judgment, the role of objects in the tractarian system, and his philosophical method.

Contents:

Russell, Wittgenstein, and synthesis in thought / Colin Johnston

Early Wittgenstein on judgement / Peter W. Hanks

The 'Tractatus' and the unity of the proposition / Steward Candlish and Nic Damnjanovic

Simple objects : complex questions / Hans Sluga

Reference, simplicity, and necessary existence in the 'Tractatus' / José L. Zalabardo

What can you do with the general propositional form? / Cora Diamond

Russell's merit / Michael Kremer

Naturalism and 'turning our examination round' / Marie McGinn

Two cheers for the 'new' Wittgenstein? / Brian McGuinness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-57646-5

9786613888914

0-19-165488-4

OCLC:

802288999