| Title |
Wittgenstein's Philosophy |
| Lecturer |
Péter Mekis |
| Codes |
BBN-FIL-236.83, BBN-FIL-402.83,
BMA-FILD-236.83, BMA-FILD-402.93,
BMA-LOTD-406.05, BMI-LOTD-406E.05 |
| Time |
Tuesday 16:00-17:30 |
| Venue |
i129 |
| Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites for this course. |
| Description |
This is a reading seminar.
We will focus on Wirtgenstein's philosophy of language,
and read parts of the Tractatus
and the Philosophical Investigations.
The key topics to discuss will be
- the picture theory of language;
- the ineffability of semantics;
- the concept of language game;
- the theory of meaning as use;
- the problem of following a rule;
- the possibility of a private language.
We will discuss each of these topics in two sessions.
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| Literature |
Primary
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
Translated by D. Pears and B. McGuinness.
Routledge, 1961.
- Philosophical Investigations .
Translated by M. Anscombe.
Blackwell, 1953.
Secondary
- H-J. Glock,
A Wittgenstein Dictionary.
Wiley-Blackwell, 1996.
- D. Pears,
Wittgenstein.
Fontana, 1971.
- Hallett, G.,
A Companion to Wittgenstein's 'Philosophical Investigations'.
Cornell UP, 1977.
- Stenius, E.,
Wittgenstein's Tractatus.
Blackwell, 1960.
...and many other possible titles, according to Student demand!
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