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Ludwig Wittgensten
Andronico, Marilena
2012
Abstract
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Vienna 1889 - Cambridge 1951) was one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. A distinction is traditionally made between two phases of his philosophical work, an earlier phase which is identified with Tractatus logico-philosophicus, and a later phase, mainly characterized by the Philosophical Investigations. Wittgenstein's thought was deeply influential on both logical empiricism and so called "ordinary language philosophy". Even today, his writings are required reading in many areas of philosophical inquiry, from the philosophy of mind to metaphilosophy, from ethics to aesthetics, from the debate on rules, normativity and relativism to the debate on certainty, knowledge and scepticism. This profile will be limited to the central views to be found in the Tractatus and the Investigations, following the lead of the distinction between sense and nonsense as traditionally interpreted.
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Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Marilena Andronico, "Ludwig WIttgensten", in "APhEx 6", 2012, pp. 28
Languages
it
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