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233If someone believes himself to have discovered the solution to the problem of life … then in order to refute himself he need only reflect that there was a time when this ‘solution’ had not been discovered; but it must have been possible to live then too…. And that is the position in which we find ourselves in logic. If there comes to seem to be a ‘solution’ to logical (philosophical) problems, we should need only to caution ourselves that there was a time when they had not been solved (and even …Read more
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164On Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematicsProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 97 (2). 1997.Hilary Putnam, James Conant; On Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Volume 97, Issue 1, 1 June 1997, Pages 195–22.
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22On WittgensteinIn Sascha Bru, Wolfgang Huemer & Daniel Steuer (eds.), Wittgenstein Reading, De Gruyter. pp. 96-107. 2013.
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196The document before you is by a member of a fanatical sect of heretical Ludwig scholars. Through a twist of fate it has fallen into my hands. I hesitate to make it public, since its circulation may do more harm than good. What speaks against publication is that it has the power to corrupt young minds. I do not take a light view of the dangers it poses in this regard. What speaks in favor of publication is the fact that these people must be stopped. Through their pamphlets and brochures they cont…Read more
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411Must we show what we cannot say?In R. Fleming & M. Payne (eds.), The Senses of Stanley Cavell, Bucknell. pp. 242--83. 1989.
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60Kierkegaard's POSTSCRIPT and Wittgenstein's Tractatus: Teaching How to Pass from Disguised to Patent NonsenseWittgenstein-Studien 4 (2). 1997.
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2Freedom, cruelty, and truth: Rorty versus OrwellIn Robert Brandom (ed.), Rorty and His Critics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 268--342. 2000.
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18Rethinking Epistemology (edited book)De Gruyter. 2011.This volume contains contributions to the systematic study of knowledge. They suggest both an extension and a new path for classical epistemology. The topics in the second volume are the following: variants of skepticism; knowledge of the first, second, and third person; practical knowledge and the structure of action; knowledge and the problem of dualism; and disjunctivism concerning experience and perception."
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184Elucidation and nonsense in Frege and early WittgensteinIn Alice Crary & Rupert J. Read (eds.), The New Wittgenstein, Routledge. pp. 174--217. 2000.
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91Wittgenstein’s Critique of the Additive Conception of LanguageNordic Wittgenstein Review 9. 2020.This paper argues that Wittgenstein, both early and late, rejects the idea that the logically simpler and more fundamental case is that of "the mere sign" and that what a meaningful symbol is can be explained through the elaboration of an appropriately supplemented conception of the sign: the sign plus something. Rather the sign, in the logically fundamental case of its mode of occurrence, is an internal aspect of the symbol. The Tractatus puts this point as follows: “The sign is that in the sym…Read more
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63Some Socratic Aspects of Wittgenstein's Conception of PhilosophyIn James Conant & Sebastian Sunday (eds.), Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Objectivity, and Meaning, Cambridge University Press. pp. 231-264. 2019.This chapter begins with an examination, testing the reader’s knowledge of Socrates and Wittgenstein. It goes on to consider the question of why the exam might be a difficult one, and the question of what this difficulty shows about Wittgenstein. The chapter further discusses, on a more general level, the questions of why the claim that a philosopher’s conception of philosophy bears a Socratic aspect was once a tautology and why the claim that Wittgenstein’s conception of philosophy bears a Socr…Read more
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436Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Objectivity, and Meaning (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2019.This volume of new essays presents groundbreaking interpretations of some of the most central themes of Wittgenstein's philosophy. A distinguished group of contributors demonstrates how Wittgenstein's thought can fruitfully be applied to contemporary debates in epistemology, metaphilosophy and philosophy of language. The volume combines historical and systematic approaches to Wittgensteinian methods and perspectives, with essays providing detailed analysis that will be accessible to students as …Read more
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238Why Kant Is Not a KantianPhilosophical Topics 44 (1): 75-125. 2016.A central debate in early modern philosophy, between empiricism and rationalism, turned on the question which of two cognitive faculties—sensibility or understanding—should be accorded logical priority in an account of the epistemic credentials of knowledge. As against both the empiricist and the rationalist, Kant wants to argue that the terms of their debate rest on a shared common assumption: namely that the capacities here in question—qua cognitive capacities—are self-standingly intelligible.…Read more
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43Hilary Putnam: Pragmatism and Realism (edited book)Routledge. 2001.One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work.
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11Hilary Putnam: Pragmatism and Realism (edited book)Routledge. 2001.One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work
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10Hilary Putnam: pragmatism and realism (edited book)Routledge. 2002.One of the most influential contemporary philosophers, Hilary Putnam's involvement in philosophy spans philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology and logic. This specially commissioned collection discusses his contribution to the realist and pragmatist debate. Hilary Putnam comments on the issues raised in each article, making it invaluable for any scholar of his work.
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69Mild Mono-WittgensteinianismIn Alice Crary (ed.), Wittgenstein and the Moral Life: Essays in Honor of Cora Diamond, Mit Press. 2007.
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18Die Welt eines FilmsDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 54 (1): 87-100. 2006.Am Beispiel des Films „Lady in the Lake” führt der Aufsatz Aspekte vor, die die Welt eines Films auszeichnen. „Lady in the Lake”, argumentiert der Autor, scheitert in fundamentaler Hinsicht daran, ein Film zu sein. Bei der Beschreibung dieses Scheiterns werde deutlich, was einen Film ausmache. Der Kern des Scheiterns bestehe darin, dass es „Lady in the Lake” nicht gelinge, dem Zuschauer die Erfahrung einer visuellen Absorption zu ermöglichen. Dadurch, dass die Schauspieler im Film den Zuschauer …Read more
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275The Dialectic of Perspectivism, IISATS 7 (1): 6-57. 2006.As we have seen, the crucial step in Nietzsche’s argument for his early doctrine is summed by in the following remark: ‘If we are forced to comprehend all things only under these forms, then it ceases to be amazing that in all things we actually comprehend nothing but these forms’ (1979, pp. 87–8). Before eventually learning to be suspicious of it, Nietzsche spends a good deal of time wondering instead what it would mean to live with the conclusion that (what he calls) “the Kantian philosophy” a…Read more