Wittgenstein and normative inquiry / edited by Mark Bevir, Andrius Galisanka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bevir, Mark, editor.

Galisanka, Andrius, editor.

Series:

Studies in moral philosophy ; Volume 9.

Studies in Moral Philosophy, 2211-2014 ; Volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normativity (Ethics).

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wittgenstein and Normative Inquiry examines the relevance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy for ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, and religion. It analyzes the intellectual contexts which shaped Wittgenstein's normative thought, traces his influences, and presents contemporary uses of his philosophy in normative fields. The chapters focus on the nature of normative inquiry. Together, they present a Wittgensteinian approach to normative inquiry, which, while broad and contested, stands in contrast to dominant deductive approaches. Arguing to normative conclusions by showing family resemblances, drawing analogies, using persuasion, appealing to naturalist arguments, authors and Wittgensteinians discussed by them expand our notion of normative inquiry.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Mark Bevir and Andrius Gališanka

Introduction: A Wittgensteinian Approach to Normative Inquiry / Mark Bevir and Andrius Gališanka

Normativity and Ethics in the Tractatus: Method, Self and Value / Chon Tejedor

Wittgenstein: Values, Normative Inquiry, and the Problem of “Criticizing from Outside” / John G. Gunnell

Wittgenstein’s Blue Book, Linguistic Meaning and Music / Garry L. Hagberg

Wittgenstein in Pitkin’s Republic / A.A. Johannis

“The Machine as Symbol”: Wittgenstein’s Contribution to the Politics of Judgment and Freedom in Contemporary Democratic Theory / Linda M.G. Zerilli

Wittgenstein and Mid-20th Century Political Philosophy: Naturalist Paths from Facts to Values / Andrius Gališanka

Wittgenstein’s Paganism / Kevin Cahill

Wittgenstein and the Peculiarities of Religious “Belief” / Brian R. Clack

Index / Mark Bevir and Andrius Gališanka.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-32410-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004324107 DOI