A Companion to Wittgenstein

A COMPANION TO WITTGENSTEIN

The most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein's thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy. It includes essays on his intellectual development, his work in logic and mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and much else.

As well as examining Wittgenstein's contribution to human understanding in detail, the Companion features vital contextual analysis that traces the relationship between his ideas and those of other philosophers and schools of thought, including the Aristotelian and continental philosophical traditions. Authors also address prominent themes that remain current in today's philosophical debates, explaining Wittgenstein's continuing legacy alongside his historical significance. Essential reading for scholars of philosophy at all levels, A Companion to Wittgenstein combines engaging commentary with unrivaled academic authority.

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Hans-Johann Glock is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Reading, UK. He is the author of A Wittgenstein Dictionary (Blackwell 1996), Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality (2003), What is Analytic Philosophy? (2008), and La Mente de los Animales (2009). He has published numerous articles on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, the history of analytic philosophy, and Wittgenstein. He was formerly a Humboldt Research Fellow, a Hugh-Le-May Research Fellow and a Research Fellow at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg.

John Hyman is Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Oxford, UK, and a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford. He is editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics, and the author of The Imitation of Nature (Blackwell, 1989) and The Objective Eye (2006). Professor Hyman has written numerous articles on aesthetics, philosophy of action, epistemology and philosophy of mind. He was formerly a Getty Scholar at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and a Leverhulme Major Research Fellow.

Zusammenfassung
A COMPANION TO WITTGENSTEIN The most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein's thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy. It includes essays on his intellectual development, his work in logic and mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and much else. As well as examining Wittgenstein's contribution to human understanding in detail, the Companion features vital contextual analysis that traces the relationship between his ideas and those of other philosophers and schools of thought, including the Aristotelian and continental philosophical traditions. Authors also address prominent themes that remain current in today's philosophical debates, explaining Wittgenstein's continuing legacy alongside his historical significance. Essential reading for scholars of philosophy at all levels, A Companion to Wittgenstein combines engaging commentary with unrivaled academic authority.

Inhalt
Notes on Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Wittgenstein's Published Works in Order of Composition xiv

Introduction 1
Hans-Johann Glock and John Hyman

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Sketch of His Life 5
Ray Monk

Part IIntroductory 21

1. Wittgenstein's Philosophical Development 23
   Wolfgang Kienzler

2. Wittgenstein's Texts and Style 41
   David G. Stern

Part IIInfluences 57

3. Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer 59
   Dale Jacquette

4. Wittgenstein and Frege 74
   Michael Beaney

5. Wittgenstein and Russell 92
   Graham Stevens

6. Wittgenstein, Hertz, and Boltzmann 110
   John M. Preston

Part IIIEarly Philosophy 125

7. Logical Atomism 127
   Leo K.C. Cheung

8. The Picture Theory 141
   Colin Johnston

9. Wittgenstein on Solipsism 159
   Ernst Michael Lange

10. Resolute Readings of the Tractatus 175
    James Conant and Silver Bronzo

11. Ineffability and Nonsense in the Tractatus 195
    Leo K.C. Cheung

12. Metaphysics: From Ineffability to Normativity 209
    P.M.S. Hacker

Part IVPhilosophy and Grammar 229

13. Philosophy and Philosophical Method 231
    Hans-Johann Glock

14. Grammar and Grammatical Statements 252
    Severin Schroeder

15. The Autonomy of Grammar 269
    Michael N. Forster

16. Surveyability 278
    Joachim Schulte

Part VLogic and Mathematics 291

17. Logic and the Tractatus 293
    Roger M. White

18. Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Mathematics 305
    Pasquale Frascolla

19. Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy of Mathematics 319
    A.W. Moore

20. Wittgenstein and Antirealism 332
    Mathieu Marion

21. Necessity and Apriority 346
    Eric Loomis

Part VILanguage 359

22. Names and Ostensive Definitions 361
    Kai Büttner

23. Meaning and Understanding 375
    Jason Bridges

24. Rules and Rule-Following 390
    Gary Ebbs

25. Vagueness and Family Resemblance 407
    Hanoch Ben-Yami

26. Languages, Language-Games, and Forms of Life 420
    Daniel Whiting

27. Wittgenstein on Truth 433
    David Dolby

Part VIIMind and Action 443

28. Privacy and Private Language 445
    Edward Kanterian

29. The Inner and the Outer 465
    William Child

30. Wittgenstein on I and the Self 478
    Maximilian de Gaynesford

31. Wittgenstein on Action and the Will 491
    Maria Alvarez

32. Wittgenstein on Intentionality 502
    Stefan Brandt

33. Wittgenstein on Seeing Aspects 517
    Arif Ahmed

34. Wittgenstein on Color 533
    Jonathan Westphal

Part VIIIEpistemology 545

35. Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty 547
    Danièle Moyal-Sharrock

36. Wittgenstein on Skepticism 563
    Duncan Pritchard

37. Wittgenstein on Causation and Induction 576
    Constantine Sandis and Chon Tejedor

38. Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Science 587
    Vasso Kindi

Part IXEthics, Aesthetics, and Religion 603

39. Wittgenstein and Ethics 605
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