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Ludwig Wittgenstein--a cultural point of view : philosophy in the darkness of this time /
This book focuses on the fascinating connection between Wittgenstein and Oswald Spengler and in particular the acknowledged influence of Spengler's Decline of the West. His book shows in meticulous detail how Spengler's dark conception of an ongoing cultural decline resonated deeply for Wi...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2007.
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| Collection: | Ashgate Wittgensteinian studies.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Preface
- Introduction : Wittgenstein and 'the darkness of this time'
- Spengler's influence on Wittgenstein : a first approximation
- Wittgenstein's Spenglerian assessment of his time
- Philosophy for a time of civilization : Spenglerian Desiderata and the Investigations
- The investigations as a philosophy of culture
- Religious inexpressibility : continuity and change from Wittgenstein's early to late views
- A religious viewpoint in Wittgenstein's later writings? : Norman Malcolm's four analogies
- Was Wittgenstein a Spenglerian atheist?