Truth in the Investigations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-017-1643-1
Abstract: According to a widespread interpretation, in the Investigations Wittgenstein adopted a deflationary or redundancy theory of truth. On this view, Wittgenstein’s pronouncements about truth should be understood in the light of his invocation of the… read more here.
Keywords: wittgenstein; truth investigations;
Wittgenstein, deflationism and moral entities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03278-2
Abstract: This paper discusses the meta-ethical implications of Wittgenstein’s later moral philosophy. According to Lovibond and Brandhorst, Wittgenstein provided a novel conception of moral facts, properties and objects by adopting deflationism. Lovibond argues that Wittgenstein’s seamless… read more here.
Keywords: wittgenstein deflationism; conception moral; deflationism; wittgenstein ... See more keywords
Wittgenstein on “I believe”
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DOI: 10.1163/18756735-000018
Abstract: This paper deals with an apparent tension in Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations : Wittgenstein holds an expressivist position with regard to avowals, but also claims that the doxastic avowal “I believe that p” is a “hesitant… read more here.
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Book Review: UFFELMANN, Sarah Anna. Vom System zum Gebrauch: Eine genetisch-philosophische Untersuchung des Grammatikbegriffs bei Wittgenstein. (Bergen: University of Bergen, 2016. 242 pp. ISBN 978-82-308-3234-9).
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DOI: 10.1590/0100-6045.2018.v41n1.nv
Abstract: This review discusses Uffelmann’s thesis that Wittgenstein’s conception of grammar underwent important changes in the different phases of his philosophizing. I claim that if we do not accentuate the shifts in approach and terminology that… read more here.
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