Synopses & Reviews
This remarkable collection explores the legacy of Wittgenstein's work in contemporary American philosophy. The contributors (including several celebrated philosophers) take a variety of approaches to Wittgenstein; they discuss such topics as rule-following, realism about mathematics, the method of the Tractatus, the relation between style and content in Wittgenstein, and his distinction between sense and nonsense. Wittgenstein also is discussed in relation to subsequent philosophers such as Quine and Kripke.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Two Conceptions of Die Uberwindung der Metaphysik: Carnap and Early Wittgenstein, James Conant
2. The Etiology of the Obvious: Wittgenstein and the Elimination of Indeterminacy, Meridith Williams
3. The Sense is Where You Find It, Lars Hertzberg
4. How Long is the Standard Metre in Paris?, Cora Diamond
5. Was Wittgenstein Really an Antireaslist about Mathematics?, Hilary Putnam
6. The Expression of Belief, Peter Winch
7. Wittgenstein's 'Plan for the Treatment of Psychological Concepts', David Finkelstein
8. Morality, Human Understanding, and the Limits of Language, Ben Tilghman
9. The Investigations Everyday Aesthetic of Itself, Stanley Cavell
Endnotes, Index, Bibliography