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Wittgenstein and Value: The Quest for Meaning(Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)

Wittgenstein and Value: The Quest for Meaning(Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)


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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was one of the most important and influential thinkers of the 20th century. In Wittgenstein and Value, Eric B. Litwack attempts to clarify his many challenging ideas and arguments related to the notion of value and the implications of his work for debates in contemporary ethics, aesthetics and religious studies. Litwack shows that Wittgenstein was engaged in a project of philosophical anthropology, which set him against some of the main currents of 20th century intellectual life. The book explores the key notions in Wittgenstein's philosophy of mind and language and reveals how he developed a consistently expressionistic conception of value, in its many manifestations. Litwack also examines some of the key arguments of post-Wittgensteinian philosophers in the analytic Anglo-American tradition and explores the ways in which they have used Wittgenstein's arguments in addressing contemporary philosophical problems.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Wittgenstein's Early Conception of Value 2. Language-Games, the Private Language Argument and Aspect Psychology 3. The Soul and Attitudes Towards the Living 4. Particularism, Rule-Following, and Evaluations 5. The Meaning and Value of 'The Religious Point of View' 6. Wittgenstein on Art: Reactions and Causes 7. Aesthetic Realism and the Definition of Art 8. Forms of Life, Moral Truth and Justification 9. Doubt and Certainty: Framework Beliefs and Core Values 10. Cultural Relativism and Institutional Embodiment Conclusion: How to Do Things with Wittgenstein

About the Author :
Eric B. Litwack is a philosopher in the faculty of Queen's University at Kingston's International Study Centre in East Sussex, UK.

Review :
'A meaningful series of expositions of particular papers [...] The author is well-versed in the discussion [...] One cannot but recommend the new volume by Continuum Press to his colleagues.' ... Litwack's substantial project is indeed worthwhile. For to anyone open at all to Wittgenstein's work, this book shows how his philosophical writings more generally offer a way of showing how our understanding of axiological concepts and evaluative judgements cannot be developed by building elaborate systems, by the use of reductive generalisations, or by any purely naturalistic explanation. "The programme, or the agenda, which [this book] sketches deserves the attention of all of those interested in (moral) philosophy." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


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  • ISBN-13: 9781441175564
  • Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Continuum Studies in British Philosophy
  • ISBN-10: 1441175563
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Sub Title: The Quest for Meaning


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