Ludwig Wittgenstein Summary

Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951) Among the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein made important contributions to the philosophy of logic, theory of meaning, and philosoph... Read more

Wittgenstein, Ludwig [addendum 2] Although aesthetics was a subject of deep and lifelong importance to Ludwig Wittgenstein, he wrote very little directly on the topic. He did, however, write remarks o... Read more

Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann [addendum 1] Of Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein's philosophical writings available in print, by far the greater part was published after the 1967 Encyclopedia... Read more

Ludwig Wittgenstein is regarded as one of the leading analytic philosophers of the twentieth century. He is usually credited with instigating not one revolution in philosophical method but two. Until ... Read more

Perloff is an Austrian-born American critic and educator. In the following essay, she applies Wittgensteinian poetics to the works of several contemporary writers and poets. Philosophy ought really t... Read more

In the following essay, Guetti attempts to determine how Wittgenstein's philosophical principles relating to the nature and function of language may be used in the analysis of "literary ... Read more

An American philosopher and writer, Hartshorne is the author of numerous books about philosophy and metaphysics. In the following essay, he discusses Wittgensteinian metaphysics. With all famous philo... Read more

High is an American writer and educator. In the following essay, he comments on issues of certainty and religious belief in the writings of Wittgenstein. In what has been posthumously published as Cul... Read more

In the following essay, which is a revised version of the J R. Jones Memorial Lecture given at the University of Swansea in 1979, Bambrough addresses issues of belief certainty, and adherence to dogma... Read more