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Wittgenstein's metaphilosophy /

A bold interpretation of Ludwig Wittgenstein's later work. It argues that it is Wittgenstein's radically anti-theoretical metaphilosophy - and not his identification of the meaning of a word with its use - that underpins his discussions of specific issues concerning language, the mind, mat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horwich, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Wittgensteinâ€?s metaphilosophy
  • 1.1 The fundamental idea
  • 1.2 Sceptical conundrums
  • 1.3 Illustrations from outside philosophy
  • 1.4 The role of language
  • 1.5 Odd objects: the case of numbers
  • 1.6 Questions and objections
  • 2 A critique of theoretical philosophy
  • 2.1 T-philosophy
  • 2.2 Intuition â?? generalization â?? paradox
  • 2.3 Theoretical reactions
  • 2.4 The irrationality of scientism
  • 2.5 Kinds of theory and their peculiar discontents
  • 2.6 The general form of a philosophical issue
  • 2.7 Exceptions2.8 An anti-theoretical theory?
  • 2.9 Does Wittgensteinâ€?s metaphilosophy rest on his view of meaning?
  • 2.10 Two philosophies?
  • 3 Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
  • 3.1 Outline
  • 3.2 Metaphysics
  • 3.3 Meaning
  • 3.4 The structure and limits of language
  • 3.5 Metaphilosophy
  • 3.6 Throwing away the ladder
  • 3.7 Self-criticism
  • 3.8 Conclusion
  • 4 Meaning
  • 4.1 Wittgensteinâ€?s objectives
  • 4.2 Wittgensteinâ€?s definition of “meaningâ€? as “useâ€?
  • 4.3 Paradoxes of meaning and their dissolution
  • 5 Kripkeâ€?s Wittgenstein
  • 5.1 A sceptical account of meaning5.2 The rational-guidance argument
  • 5.3 The truth argument
  • 5.4 Appraisal of Kripkeâ€?s reasoning
  • 5.5 The paradoxical conclusion
  • 5.6 Kripkeâ€?s “sceptical solutionâ€?
  • 5.7 Individualistic language
  • 5.8 The differences between Kripkenstein and Wittgenstein
  • 6 The “mysteryâ€? of consciousness
  • 6.1 Pseudo-problems
  • 6.2 The case of consciousness
  • 6.3 The “private language argumentâ€?
  • 6.4 Behaviourism
  • 6.5 Inverted spectra
  • 6.6 Pseudo-qualia
  • 6.7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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