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10%OFFMartin Stokhof - World and Life as One: Ethics and Ontology in Wittgenstein’s Early Thought - 9780804742221 - V9780804742221
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World and Life as One: Ethics and Ontology in Wittgenstein’s Early Thought

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Description for World and Life as One: Ethics and Ontology in Wittgenstein’s Early Thought Paperback. This text explores the relationship between ontology and ethics in the early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, notably the "Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus" and the "Notebooks, 1914-1916". The book argues that his views on ethics decisively shaped his ontological and semantic thought. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.

This book explores in detail the relation between ontology and ethics in the early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, notably the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and, to a lesser extent, the Notebooks 1914-1916. Self-contained and requiring no prior knowledge of Wittgenstein's thought, it is the first book-length argument that his views on ethics decisively shaped his ontological and semantic thought.

The book's main thesis is twofold. It argues that the ontological theory of the Tractatus is fundamentally dependent on its logical and linguistic doctrines: the tractarian world is the world as it appears in language and thought. It also maintains that this ... Read more

Although detailed studies of Wittgenstein's ontology and ethics exist, this book is the first thorough investigation of the relationship between them. As an introduction to Wittgenstein, it sheds new light on an important aspect of his early thought.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Memory in the Present Series
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804742221
SKU
V9780804742221
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Ref
99-50

About Martin Stokhof
Martin Stokhof is Professor of the Philosophy of Language and Scientific Director of the Institute for Logic, Language, and Communication at the University of Amsterdam. He is a co-author of Logic, Language, and Meaning, Volumes 1 and 2, and a textbook (in Dutch) on the philosophy of language.

Reviews for World and Life as One: Ethics and Ontology in Wittgenstein’s Early Thought
"This is an outstanding book. Owing to its broad and balanced scope, I know of no better book on the Tractatus. It is unique in covering in depth both the ontological-technical aspects and the ethical parts of that work."—Göran Sundholm, Leyden University

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