The Radial Method of the Middle Wittgenstein: In the Net of Language - Hardcover

Piotr Dehnel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350257338 ISBN 13: 9781350257337

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022

Synopsis

Spanning the period between Wittgenstein’s return to Cambridge in 1929 and the first version of Philosophical Investigations in 1936, Piotr Dehnel explores the middle stage in Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophical development and identifies the major issues which engrossed him, including phenomenology, philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of language. Contrary to the dominant perspective, Dehnel argues that this period was intrinsically different from the early and late stages and should not be viewed as a mere transitional phase.

The distinctiveness of Wittgenstein’s middle work can be seen in his philosophical thinking as it unfolds in a non-linear trajectory: thoughts do not follow upon each other, ideas do not appear sequentially one by one, and insights do not form a straight chain. Dehnel portrays the diffused and multifarious quality of Wittgenstein’s middle thinking, enabling readers to form a more comprehensive view of his entire philosophy and acquire a better grasp of his conceptual trajectory, complete with the intricacies and challenges that it poses.

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About the Author

Piotr Dehnel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lower Silesia and the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350257338
• ISBN 13: 9781350257337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256