Platonism : Proceedings of the 43rd International Wittgenstein Symposium.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hrachovec, Herbert.

Contributor:

Mácha, Jakub.

Series:

Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society - New Series

Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society - New Series ; v.29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Platonists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This volume presents proceedings from the 43rd International Wittgenstein Symposium, focusing on Platonism and its impact on philosophical discourse. Edited by Herbert Hrachovec and Jakub Mácha, the book explores various interpretations and applications of Platonic thought, particularly in relation to Ludwig Wittgenstein's work. Essays cover topics such as the nature of knowledge and forms in Plato's dialogues, the role of language and thought, and the philosophical intersections between Plato and Wittgenstein. The collection aims to provide insights into the enduring influence of Platonic philosophy on contemporary thought, appealing primarily to scholars and students of philosophy. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I Plato

Knowledge and Forms in Plato's Parmenides and Sophist

"It Seems to Me That Our Soul Is a Bit Like a Book"

The Tool Analogy in the Cratylus

Structure in the Sophist

Unity through Hierarchy

Cataclysms and Unbalanced Souls

Socrates' Dream

Part II Platonism

Platonism Versus Naturalism

Thinking and Being Are Not the Same

How to Be an Anti-Platonist

Remarks on Parmenides, Plato, and Constructivism

Platonism and Postmodernism

Welche Gründe gibt es, Universalien anzunehmen?

Being at Home in the World

Visions of the Ideal City

Part III Plato and Wittgenstein

Why We Cannot Call Plato a "Platonist" and How That Might Matter for Wittgenstein

The Fly-Bottle and the Cave

Private Language in Plato and Wittgenstein

Logic-Grammar-Logic

Wittgenstein and the Socratic Dialogues

Plato and Wittgenstein on Guessing

Über zerlumpte Begriffe und ein "Leben […], worin für Hoffnung Platz ist" (Z, 469)

Soul, Not Mind, Out There in the World

On Wittgenstein and Socrates' Use of Maieutic Devices

Now You're Talking My Language

The Demands of Self-Constraint

Index.

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ISBN:

9783111386294

3111386295

OCLC:

1439595983