Review
Recent Work on Wittgenstein, 1980-1990
Synthese, Vol.98(3), pp.415-458
03/01/1994
DOI: 10.1007/BF01063928
Abstract
While Wittgenstein wrote unconventionally and denied that he was advancing philosophical theses, most of his interpreters have attributed conventional philosophical theses to him. But the best recent interpretations have taken the form of his writing and his distinctive way of doing philosophy seriously. The 1980s have also seen the emergence of a body of work on Wittgenstein that makes extensive use of the unpublished Wittgenstein papers. This work on Wittgenstein's method and his way of writing are the main themes of this literature review. Section 1 surveys Wittgenstein's conception of philosophical method and its reception. Section 2 is a review of recent work on rule-following and the methodological issues it raises. Section 3 concerns research on the Wittgenstein "Nachlass" and its implications for the interpretation of his philosophy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Recent Work on Wittgenstein, 1980-1990
- Creators
- David G. Stern
- Resource Type
- Review
- Publication Details
- Synthese, Vol.98(3), pp.415-458
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF01063928
- ISSN
- 0039-7857
- eISSN
- 1573-0964
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/1994
- Academic Unit
- Philosophy
- Record Identifier
- 9984397936902771
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