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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 the

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Wittgenstein’s Published Works in Order of Composition xiv

Introduction 1
John Hyman and Hans-Johann Glock

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Sketch of His Life 5
Ray Monk

Part I Introductory 21

1. Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Development 23
Wolfgang Kienzler

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

Part II Influences 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 III Early 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 IV Philosophy 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 V Logic 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 VI Language 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 VII Mind 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 VIII Epistemology 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 IX Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion 603

39. Wittgenstein and Ethics 605
Robert L. Arrington

40. Wittgenstein and Aesthetics 612
Severin Schroeder

41. Wittgenstein and Anthropology 627
Brian R. Clack

42. Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion 639
John Cottingham

43. Wittgenstein and Psychoanalysis 651
Edward Harcourt

Part X Philosophical Schools and Traditions 667

44. Wittgenstein and the Aristotelian Tradition 669
Roger Pouivet

45. Wittgenstein and Kantianism 682
Robert Hanna

46. Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle 699
Thomas Uebel

47. Wittgenstein and Ordinary Language Philosophy 718
Anita Avramides

48. Wittgenstein and Pragmatism 731
David Bakhurst and Cheryl Misak

49. Wittgenstein and Naturalism 746
Christopher Hookway

50. Wittgenstein and Continental Philosophy 757
Stephen Mulhall

Index 771

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      Publication Date: 13/01/2017
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      Book Synopsis
      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 the

      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      Wittgenstein’s Published Works in Order of Composition xiv

      Introduction 1
      John Hyman and Hans-Johann Glock

      Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Sketch of His Life 5
      Ray Monk

      Part I Introductory 21

      1. Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Development 23
      Wolfgang Kienzler

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

      Part II Influences 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 III Early 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 IV Philosophy 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 V Logic 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 VI Language 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 VII Mind 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 VIII Epistemology 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 IX Ethics, Aesthetics, and Religion 603

      39. Wittgenstein and Ethics 605
      Robert L. Arrington

      40. Wittgenstein and Aesthetics 612
      Severin Schroeder

      41. Wittgenstein and Anthropology 627
      Brian R. Clack

      42. Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion 639
      John Cottingham

      43. Wittgenstein and Psychoanalysis 651
      Edward Harcourt

      Part X Philosophical Schools and Traditions 667

      44. Wittgenstein and the Aristotelian Tradition 669
      Roger Pouivet

      45. Wittgenstein and Kantianism 682
      Robert Hanna

      46. Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle 699
      Thomas Uebel

      47. Wittgenstein and Ordinary Language Philosophy 718
      Anita Avramides

      48. Wittgenstein and Pragmatism 731
      David Bakhurst and Cheryl Misak

      49. Wittgenstein and Naturalism 746
      Christopher Hookway

      50. Wittgenstein and Continental Philosophy 757
      Stephen Mulhall

      Index 771

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