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Wittgenstein and Pragmatism: On Certainty in the Light of Peirce and James
Anna Boncompagni
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Hardback. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
This book investigates the conflicts concerning pragmatism in Wittgenstein's work On Certainty, through a comparison with the pragmatist tradition as expressed by its founding fathers Charles S. Peirce and William James. It also describes Wittgenstein's first encounters with pragmatism in the 1930s and shows the relevance of Frank Ramsey in the development of his thought. Offering a balanced, critical and theoretical examination the author discusses issues such as doubt, certainty, common sense, forms of life, action and the pragmatic ... Read more
This book investigates the conflicts concerning pragmatism in Wittgenstein's work On Certainty, through a comparison with the pragmatist tradition as expressed by its founding fathers Charles S. Peirce and William James. It also describes Wittgenstein's first encounters with pragmatism in the 1930s and shows the relevance of Frank Ramsey in the development of his thought. Offering a balanced, critical and theoretical examination the author discusses issues such as doubt, certainty, common sense, forms of life, action and the pragmatic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
History of Analytic Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137588463
SKU
V9781137588463
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About Anna Boncompagni
Anna Boncompagni (University of California, Irvine) works mainly on Wittgenstein's later philosophy and on pragmatism, and is also interested in phenomenology, the history of analytic philosophy, and the philosophy of psychiatry. Her previous publications include Elucidating Forms of Life: The Evolution of a Philosophical Tool , Nordic Wittgenstein Review (2015) and Wittgenstein: Lo Sguardo e il Limite (2012).
Reviews for Wittgenstein and Pragmatism: On Certainty in the Light of Peirce and James
It would be interesting to see how Wittgenstein's unique style can be derived from a theory-neutral perspective that is perhaps more pragmatic than what was offered by the pragmatists, insofar as it is committed to no theory except to the extent that it helps us to avoid confusions. (Cayla Clinkenbeard, Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, Vol. 39 (2), 2019)