Deepening our Understanding of Wittgenstein

by Volume editor Michael Kober

This volume is of interest for anyone who aims at understanding the so-called 'later' or 'mature' Wittgenstein. Its contributions, written by leading German-speaking Wittgenstein-scholars like Hans Sluga, Hans-Johann Glock, Joachim Schulte, Eike von Savigny, and others, provide deeper insights to seemingly well discussed topics, such as family resemblance, UEbersicht (perspicuous representation), religion, or grammar, or they explain in an eye-opening fashion hitherto enigmatic expressions of Wittgenstein, such as 'The pneumatic conception of thought' (PI 109), 'A mathematical proof must be surveyable' (RFM III 1), or 'On this a curious remark by H. Newman' (OC 1).

Michael Kober is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He published extensively on Wittgenstein's philosophy (cf. e.g. his 'Gewissheit als Norm') as well as on Davidson ('Bedeutung und Verstehen') and other topics in the philosophy of language, of mind, epistemology, theory of action, and social philosophy.

Introduction System of Reference to Wittgenstein's Writings Hans SLUGA: Family Resemblance Klaus PUHL: Only Connect ... - Perspicuous Representation and the Logic of Nachtraglichkeit Joachim SCHULTE: The Pneumatic Conception of Thought Felix MUEHLHOELZER: "A Mathematical Proof Must Be Surveyable": What Wittgenstein Meant by This and What It Implies Michael KOBER: Wittgenstein and Religion Wolfgang KIENZLER: Wittgenstein and John Henry Newman on Certainty Hans-Johann GLOCK: Thought, Language, and Animals Severin SCHROEDER: Moore's Paradox and First-Person Authority Eike VON SAVIGNY: Use, Meaning, and Theoretical Commitment Wolfgang HUEMER: The Transition Form Causes to Norms: Wittgenstein on Training Barbara SCHMITZ: Grammatical Propositions Richard RAATZSCH: On Knowing What One Does