The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein

Updated edition of this important book, charting the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy of the mind, language, logic, and mathematics.

Hans Sluga (Edited by), David G. Stern (Edited by)

9781107545946, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 December 2017

532 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.85 kg

'The distinguished contributors take different interpretive approaches to Wittgenstein's work and cover a wide range of topics. Some essays stay within the standard range of topics, whereas others, e.g., Sluga's 'Time and History in Wittgenstein', look to extend the range.' Choice

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is one of the most important and influential philosophers in modern times, but he is also one of the least accessible. In this volume, leading experts chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages. The essays, which are both expository and original, address central themes in Wittgenstein's writing on a wide range of topics, particularly his thinking about the mind, language, logic, and mathematics. The contributors illuminate the character of the whole body of work by focusing on key topics: the style of the philosophy, the conception of grammar contained in it, rule-following, convention, logical necessity, the self, and what Wittgenstein called, in a famous phrase, 'forms of life'. This revised edition includes a new introduction, five new essays - on Tractarian ethics, Wittgenstein's development, aspects, the mind, and time and history - and a fully updated comprehensive bibliography.

Preface
Introduction
1. Wittgenstein's critique of philosophy Robert J. Fogelin
2. Pictures, logic, and the limits of sense in Wittgenstein's Tractatus Thomas Ricketts
3. Tractarian ethics Kevin Cahill
4. Wittgenstein in the 1930s David G. Stern
5. A philosophy of mathematics between two camps Steve Gerrard
6. Necessity and normativity Hans-Johann Glock
7. Wittgenstein, mathematics, and ethics: resisting the attractions of realism Cora Diamond
8. Notes and afterthoughts on the opening of Wittgenstein's Investigations Stanley Cavell
9. Mind, meaning and practice Barry Stroud
10. Body and soul Joachim Schulte
11. The question of linguistic idealism revisited Hans Sluga
12. Aspects of aspects Juliet Floyd
13. Forms of life: mapping the rough ground Naomi Scheman
14. Time and history in Wittgenstein Hans Sluga
15. Certainties of a world picture: the epistemological investigations of On Certainty Michael Kober
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy: logic [HPL], History of Western philosophy [HPC]