Acta Structuralica

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On Wittgenstein's conceptions of logic and philosophical grammar

Stephan Körner

pp. 130-141

Abstract

The main aim of this essay is to show that Wittgenstein's general conception of logic, as expressed in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and his later conception of philosophical grammar can be reconciled with each other, provided that his earlier and his later views are modified in the light of certain specific criticisms. These criticisms are based on two grounds. One is Wittgenstein's early neglect of important differences between various philosophical activities and the methods employed in them, in particular between the roles of description and of reconstruction in philosophical analysis. The other is an incompleteness in his later description of ordinary language and of its connections with the specialist languages of mathematics and the sciences. An important example is his account of the nature of continuity, which Leibniz regarded as one of the two labyrinths of the human mind.

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Haller Rudolf, Brandl Johannes L (1990) Wittgenstein — eine neubewertung/Wittgenstein — towards a re-evaluation: Akten des 14. internationalen Wittgenstein-symposiums feier des 100. geburtstages 13. bis 20. august 1989 kirchberg am wechsel (Österreich) / proceedings of the 14th international Wittgenstein-symposium centenary celebration 13th to 20th au. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 130-141

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-30086-2_12

Full citation:

Körner Stephan (1990) „On Wittgenstein's conceptions of logic and philosophical grammar“, In: R. Haller & J.L. Brandl (eds.), Wittgenstein — eine neubewertung/Wittgenstein — towards a re-evaluation, Dordrecht, Springer, 130–141.