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Wittgenstein: The Philosopher and his Works
This chapter is in the book Wittgenstein: The Philosopher and his Works

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vi
  3. Note on the second edition 9
  4. Acknowledgements 11
  5. Introduction 13
  6. Wittgenstein and the relation between life and philosophy 73
  7. Trying to keep philosophy honest 82
  8. Remarks on Wittgenstein’s use of the terms “Sinn”, “sinnlos”, “unsinnig”, “wahr”, and “Gedanke” in the Tractatus 98
  9. Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of language and the idea of ‘the single great problem’ 107
  10. Peter Winch on the Tractatus and the unity of Wittgenstein’s philosophy 141
  11. Wittgenstein’s Later Criticism of the Tractatus 172
  12. How many Wittgensteins? 205
  13. Taking avowals seriously: The soul a public affair 230
  14. Of knowledge and of knowing that someone is in pain 244
  15. Wittgenstein and history 277
  16. Impure reason vindicated 304
  17. Wittgenstein’s philosophy of pictures 322
  18. A case of early Wittgensteinian dialogism: Stances on the impossibility of “Red and green in the same place” 354
  19. Wittgenstein: Philosophy and literature 367
  20. A brief history of Wittgenstein editing 382
  21. What is a work by Wittgenstein? 397
  22. Evaluating the Bergen Electronic Edition 405
  23. Wittgenstein in digital form: Perspectives for the future 418
  24. Bibliography and reference system 431
  25. Authors and Abstracts 440
  26. The editors 455
  27. Name index 456
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110328912.82

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vi
  3. Note on the second edition 9
  4. Acknowledgements 11
  5. Introduction 13
  6. Wittgenstein and the relation between life and philosophy 73
  7. Trying to keep philosophy honest 82
  8. Remarks on Wittgenstein’s use of the terms “Sinn”, “sinnlos”, “unsinnig”, “wahr”, and “Gedanke” in the Tractatus 98
  9. Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of language and the idea of ‘the single great problem’ 107
  10. Peter Winch on the Tractatus and the unity of Wittgenstein’s philosophy 141
  11. Wittgenstein’s Later Criticism of the Tractatus 172
  12. How many Wittgensteins? 205
  13. Taking avowals seriously: The soul a public affair 230
  14. Of knowledge and of knowing that someone is in pain 244
  15. Wittgenstein and history 277
  16. Impure reason vindicated 304
  17. Wittgenstein’s philosophy of pictures 322
  18. A case of early Wittgensteinian dialogism: Stances on the impossibility of “Red and green in the same place” 354
  19. Wittgenstein: Philosophy and literature 367
  20. A brief history of Wittgenstein editing 382
  21. What is a work by Wittgenstein? 397
  22. Evaluating the Bergen Electronic Edition 405
  23. Wittgenstein in digital form: Perspectives for the future 418
  24. Bibliography and reference system 431
  25. Authors and Abstracts 440
  26. The editors 455
  27. Name index 456
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