The later Wittgenstein on language / edited by Daniel Whiting.

Other author Whiting, Daniel, 1978-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Descriptionxi, 243 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPhilosophers in depth
Philosophers in depth. ^A1129474
Contents Wittgenstein's definition of 'meaning' as 'use' / Paul Horwich -- Meaning and use / P.M.S. Hacker -- The use of pejoratives / Timothy Williamson -- Wittgenstein's externalism / William Child -- Wittgenstein and expressivism / David Macarthur -- Meaning and context: a survey of a contemporary debate / Emma Borg -- Particular and general: Wittgenstein, linguistic rules, and context / Daniel Whiting -- Necessity, a priority and analyticity: a Wittgensteinian perspective / Hans-Johann Glock -- Es braucht die Regel nicht: wittgenstein on rules and meaning / Kathrin Glüer, Åsa Wikforss -- Kripke's Wittgenstein, factualism and meaning / Alexander Miller -- Transcendental idealism in Wittgenstein, and theories of meaning / A.W. Moore -- Kripke's Wittgenstein, on certainty, and epistemic relativism / Martin Kusch.
Review "Ludwig Wittgenstein's notoriously elusive later writings are dominated by remarks on language. However, while the textual analysis of Wittgenstein's writings is presently a booming industry, the tendency is to focus narrowly on exegetical matters with little attention to their bearing on philosophy at large. Moreover, one finds in contemporary philosophy of language various ideas with a distinctively Wittgensteinian ring to them but whose pedigree is uncertain. This volume brings together distinguished Wittgenstein scholars and renowned philosophers of language in order to examine just what Wittgenstein has to say about language and to assess its significance for current philosophy. The topics discussed include the connection between the meaning of a word and its use, the bearing the context of utterance has on how words are to be understood, the role of rules in the employment of language and whether Wittgenstein's reflections on these issues encourage sceptical or relativist thoughts."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009044938
ISBN9780230219687 (hardback)
ISBN0230219683 (hardback)

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