Michael Luntley

Wittgenstein

Opening Investigations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this provocatively compelling new book, Michael Luntley offers a revolutionary reading of the opening section of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
* Critically engages with the most recent exegetical literature on Wittgenstein and other state-of-the-art philosophical work
* Encourages the re-incorporation of Wittgenstein studies into the mainstream philosophical conversation
* Has profound consequences for how we go on to read the rest of Wittgenstein's major work
* Makes a significant contribution not only to the literature on Wittgenstein, but also to studies in philosophy of language

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781118978399
• ISBN-10: 1118978390
• Artikelnr.: 42319505

Autorenporträt

Michael Luntley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Wittgenstein: Meaning and Judgment (Blackwell, 2003) and Contemporary Philosophy of Thought (Blackwell, 1999) and has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Mind & Language, Analysis, and Philosophical Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Introduction xiii
I.1 Things Unravel - A Snapshot xiii
I.2 Four Key Points xv
I.3 Seeing the Text Aright xvii
I.4 Opening Methodological Remarks xxiii
I.5 Outline xxviii
1 Beginning with §1 1
1.1 Starting with Augustine 1
1.2 Three Things in Section 1 4
1.3 Names are Fundamental 9
1.4 The Wide Angle View 15
1.5 From the Augustinian Conception to Language Games 18
2 Ostensive Definition: The Shape of the Argument 35
2.1 Introduction 35
2.2 Ostension and Ostensive Definition 37
2.3 Two Issues: Metaphysical and Developmental 44
2.4 Substantive and Commonplace Roles for Ostension 47
2.5 Wittgenstein's Use of "Ostensive Definition" 57
2.6 Wittgenstein on Learning 66
2.7 Ostensive Definition 74
3 Linguistic Regularity, Grammar and Autonomy 88
3.1 Introduction 88
3.2 Regularity and Grammar - Explanations and Travelogs 89
3.3 Norms, Fitness, Going Up the Garden Path 95
3.4 Wittgenstein's Idealism 98
3.5 Platitudes - From Bold to Modest Realism 101
3.6 Wittgenstein's Argument 108
3.7 Demonstrative Thoughts 114
3.8 Closing "Oughts" 116
4 Explanations 125
4.1 Introduction 125
4.2 Three Claims in §109 127
4.3 Philosophy can Offer No Explanations 132
4.4 Insightful Descriptions 143
4.5 The Sense of Fit 152
Appendix What Happens to the Private Language Argument? 159
Bibliography 170
Index 000

Rezensionen

"The largely moribund state of current Wittgenstein scholarshipought to be radically changed for the better by this conspicuouslyinteresting and insightful book." Alan Thomas, PhilosophicalBooks

"Michael Luntley offers a striking interpretation ofWittgenstein's philosophy, one aimed at displaying and defendingWittgenstein's positive contribution in the later work. The resultis a theory of the conditions for the possibility ofintentionality, a theory that identifies the subject as agent inthe world with that condition. Powerfully argued, this interestingand original treatment of Wittgenstein's later philosophy raises achallenge for all of us who find a social dimension inWittgenstein's account of intentionality and normativity."Meredith Williams, The Johns Hopkins University

"Luntley provides an intriguing discussion of Wittgenstein'searly work, arbitrating judiciously between realist readings thatemphasise the place of reference in its account of language, andnon-realist readings that emphasise inference." DanielWhiting, University of Reading,Philosophical Investigations 28/4, October 2005