The Early Wittgenstein on Metaphysics, Natural Science, Language and Value
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The Early Wittgenstein on Metaphysics, Natural Science, Language and Value

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The Early Wittgenstein on Metaphysics, Natural Science, Language and Value

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This book advances a reading of Wittgenstein's Tractatus that moves beyond the main interpretative options of the New Wittgenstein debate. It covers Wittgenstein's approach to language and logic, as well as other areas unduly neglected in the literature, such as his treatment of metaphysics, the natural sciences and value. Tejedor re-contextualises Wittgenstein's thinking in these areas, plotting its evolution in his diaries, correspondence and pre- Tractatus texts, and developing a fuller picture of its intellectual background. This broadening of the angle of view is central to the interpretative strategy of her book: only by looking at the Tractatus in this richer light can we address the fundamental questions posed by the New Wittgenstein debate – questions concerning the method of the Tractatus, its approach to nonsense and the continuity in Wittgenstein's philosophy. Wittgenstein's early work remains insightful, thought-inspiring and relevant to contemporary philosophy of language and science, metaphysics and ethics. Tejedor's ground-breaking work ultimately conveys a surprisingly positive message concerning the power for ethical transformation that philosophy can have, when it is understood as an activity aimed at increasing conceptual clarification and awareness.

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Information

Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781317912101
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Note on the Translations
  10. Introduction: The Status of the Tractatus
  11. 1 An Essence to Logical Representation
  12. 2 Dissolving the Subject: Solipsism and the Self
  13. 3 Psychology, Philosophy and the Mechanistic Approach of Metaphysics
  14. 4 Causation and the Principles of the Natural Sciences
  15. 5 On the Relative Position of Logic, Science and Natural Languages
  16. 6 The Ethical Purpose of the Tractatus
  17. Conclusion: Wittgenstein’s Method and the Continuity in His Philosophy
  18. Appendix: Entailment and the Logical Independence of Elementary Propositions
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index