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This book explores in detail the relation between ontology and
ethics in the early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, notably the
"Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and, to a lesser extent, the
"Notebooks 1914-1916." Self-contained and requiring no prior
knowledge of Wittgenstein's thought, it is the first book-length
argument that his views on ethics decisively shaped his ontological
and semantic thought.
The book's main thesis is twofold. It argues that the ontological
theory of the "Tractatus" is fundamentally dependent on its logical
and linguistic doctrines: the tractarian world is the world as it
appears in language and thought. It also maintains that this
interpretation of the ontology of the "Tractatus" can be argued for
not only on systematic grounds, but also via the contents of the
ethical theory that it offers. Wittgenstein's views on ethics
presuppose that language and thought are but one way in which we
interact with reality.
Although detailed studies of Wittgenstein's ontology and ethics
exist, this book is the first thorough investigation of the
relationship between them. As an introduction to Wittgenstein, it
sheds new light on an important aspect of his early thought.
This book explores in detail the relation between ontology and
ethics in the early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, notably the
"Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and, to a lesser extent, the
"Notebooks 1914-1916." Self-contained and requiring no prior
knowledge of Wittgenstein's thought, it is the first book-length
argument that his views on ethics decisively shaped his ontological
and semantic thought.
The book's main thesis is twofold. It argues that the ontological
theory of the "Tractatus" is fundamentally dependent on its logical
and linguistic doctrines: the tractarian world is the world as it
appears in language and thought. It also maintains that this
interpretation of the ontology of the "Tractatus" can be argued for
not only on systematic grounds, but also via the contents of the
ethical theory that it offers. Wittgenstein's views on ethics
presuppose that language and thought are but one way in which we
interact with reality.
Although detailed studies of Wittgenstein's ontology and ethics
exist, this book is the first thorough investigation of the
relationship between them. As an introduction to Wittgenstein, it
sheds new light on an important aspect of his early thought.
The 100th anniversary of the first publication of
Wittgenstein’s Tractatus is celebrated by a collection of
original papers by well-known experts on various aspects of
one of the greatest works of philosophy in the twentieth century.
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