Wittgenstein, Scepticism and Naturalism: Essays on the Later Philosophy

Marie McGinn argues that Wittgenstein's later philosophy is rooted in a form of naturalism that emphasizes achieving a clarified view of complex natural phenomena in their natural setting, with the aim of describing patterns and connections that are in plain view. This form of naturalism is influenced by Goethe's works and is applied to the task of conceptual clarification, which aims to dissolve philosophical problems and paradoxes. The essays cover topics such as scepticism about the external world, scepticism about other minds, knowledge and belief, meaning and rule-following, psychological states, the relation between the early and later philosophy, and the nature of Wittgenstein's naturalism.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 198 pages
\n Publication date: 07 December 2021
\n Publisher: Anthem Press
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Central to any interpretation of Wittgensteins later philosophy is an understanding of his philosophical method and the nature of the turn that characterises the evolution from his early to his later work. In the essays collected in Wittgenstein, Scepticism and Naturalism, Marie McGinn argues that this methodological shift has at its heart a highly distinctive form of naturalism, which has its roots in the works of Goethe. This form of naturalism emphasises achieving a clarified view of complex, natural phenomena in their natural setting, with a view to describing patterns and connections that are in plain view. Wittgenstein is seen as applying these methods to the task of conceptual clarification, whose aim is to dissolve philosophical problems and paradoxes.

The essays cover the following topics: scepticism about the external world; scepticism about other minds; knowledge and belief; meaning and rule-following; psychological states and the distinctive first-person use of psychological concepts; the relation between the early and the later philosophy; and the nature of Wittgensteins naturalism.

This form of naturalism emphasises achieving a clarified view of complex, natural phenomena in their natural setting, with a view to describing patterns and connections that are in plain view. Wittgenstein is seen as applying these methods to the task of conceptual clarification, whose aim is to dissolve philosophical problems and paradoxes.

The essays cover the following topics: scepticism about the external world; scepticism about other minds; knowledge and belief; meaning and rule-following; psychological states and the distinctive first-person use of psychological concepts; the relation between the early and the later philosophy; and the nature of Wittgensteins naturalism.

\n Weight: 452g\n
Dimension: 332 x 160 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781785278372\n \n