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Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus Pasquale Frascolla

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus By Pasquale Frascolla

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus by Pasquale Frascolla


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Recognised as one of the most argued over texts in twentieth-century philosophy, the Tractatus is explored in detail in this fascinating book. Challenging existing ideas of the 'New Wittgenstein', Frascolla sheds new light on this important text.

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus Summary

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus by Pasquale Frascolla

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus provides an accessible and yet novel discussion of all the major themes of the Tractatus.

The book starts by setting out the history and structure of the Tractatus. It then investigates the two main dimensions of the early Wittgenstein's thought, corresponding to the division between what language can say by means of its propositions and what language can only show. It goes on to discuss picture theory, logical atomism, extensionality, truth-functions and truth-operations, semantics, metalogic and mathematics, solipsism and value, metaphysics, and finally, Wittgenstein's idea of the duty of maintaining silence.

Frascolla also proposes a new interpretation of the ontology of the Tractatus. Based on the identification of objects with qualia, the argument put forward in the book challenges the currently prevalent ideas of the 'New Wittgenstein'. The paradoxical nature of the Tractatus itself, and the theme of throwing away the ladder, are thus revisited in a new key.

Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus is essential reading for anyone wishing to further their insight into one of the most influential works of twentieth-century philosophy.

About Pasquale Frascolla

Pasquale Frascolla is professor in philosophy of language at the University of Basilicata, Italy. He is the author of Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics, Routledge (1994).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 THE PICTORIAL NATURE OF THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE; Chapter 3 LOGICAL ATOMISM; Chapter 4 THE AUSTERE SCHEME OF THE TRACTATUS; Chapter 5 WHAT WE CANNOT SPEAK ABOUT (I); Chapter 6 WHAT WE CANNOT SPEAK ABOUT (II); Chapter 7 METAPHYSICS, PHILOSOPHY AND LOGICAL SYNTAX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

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NLS9780415591492
9780415591492
041559149X
Understanding Wittgenstein's Tractatus by Pasquale Frascolla
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011-03-04
244
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