Wittgenstein : from mysticism to ordinary language : a study of Viennese positivism and the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein / Russell Nieli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nieli, Russell, 1948- author.

Series:

SUNY series in philosophy.

SUNY series in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Logical positivism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 261 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1987]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wittgenstein: From Mysticism to Ordinary Language presents the Tractatus as a work of mystic theology intended to direct the reader to a transcendental plane from which human existence can be viewed from the divine perspective. More than any other work on Wittgenstein, this study integrates text material with personal biographical information, especially information dealing with his spiritual and psychological states. The result is a fresh, coherent, and extremely illuminating picture of Wittgenstein, successfully avoiding the pitfalls of either psychological reductionism or unfaithfulness to the text. It is bold without being reckless, passionately argued without being doctrinaire, and makes a very powerful and persuasive case for its main thesis.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

I Positivism and Metaphysics: The Vienna Circle and the Dispute over the Nothing

II Metaphysics as Profanation: Wittgenstein Reconsidered

III From Prophecy to Scripture: The Canonization of Ordinary Language

IV Linguistic Tribalism and the Revolt Against Innerlichkeit

V Concluding Remarks on the Nature of Language as Spiel

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438414713

1438414714

9780585075655

0585075654

OCLC:

1475800573