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In Search of a New Humanism

The Philosophy of Georg Henrik von Wright

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Editors:
  1. Rosaria Egidi

    1. Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 282)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Von Wright and “Dante’s Dream” Stages in a Philosophical Pilgrim’s Progress

    1. Von Wright and “Dante’s Dream” Stages in a Philosophical Pilgrim’s Progress

      • Rosaria Egidi
      Pages 1-34

  3. Von Wright: Interpreter of Wittgenstein and the Analytic Tradition

    1. Wittgenstein and Tradition

      • Georg Henrik Von Wright
      Pages 35-46

    2. Wittgenstein in Relation to Our Times

      • Carlo Penco
      Pages 47-53

    3. What is Analytical Philosophy?

      • Cesare Cozzo
      Pages 55-63

    4. “In the Beginning was the Deed” the Private Language Argument

      • David Pears
      Pages 65-68

    5. Naturalism, World and Truth

      • Massimo Dell’utri
      Pages 69-78

    6. What Wittgenstein Wrote

      • Joachim Schulte
      Pages 79-91

    7. Von Wright on on Certainty

      • Avrum Stroll
      Pages 93-96

    8. Morphology in Wittgenstein

      • Marilena Andronico
      Pages 97-102

  4. Modes of Practical Rationality: Actions, Intentions, and Will

    1. The Logical Connection Argument Again

      • Sandro Nannini
      Pages 103-112

    2. Actions, Causes, and Supervenience

      • Simone Gozzano
      Pages 113-118

    3. Justice, Cooperation, and the “Golden Rule”

      • Guido Frongia
      Pages 119-122

    4. Von Wright on the Mind-Body Problem

      • Mario De Caro
      Pages 123-130

    5. The Conflict between the Static and the Dynamic Theory of Time in Its Relation to von Wright’s Work and to Human Freedom

      • Mauro Dorato
      Pages 131-138

    6. W. James’ Defence of Free Will: A Step Toward a Paradigm Shift

      • Rosa M. Calcaterra
      Pages 139-146

    7. Is Determinism Impossible?

      • Paola Dessì
      Pages 147-155

  5. Philosophical Logic and Normative Discourse

    1. The Significance of Philosophical Logic

      • Dag Prawitz
      Pages 157-161

    2. A Remark about the Principle “Ought Entails Can”: Von Wright and Kant

      • Mirella Capozzi
      Pages 163-170

    3. The Decidability of Syllogism

      • Carlo Cellucci
      Pages 171-174
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About this book

This collection of essays presents a systematic and up-to-date survey of the main aspects of Georg Henrik von Wright's philosophy, tracing the general humanistic leitmotiv to be found in his vast, varied output. The analysis covers the developments in Von Wright's thought up to the end of the 1990s. The essays are arranged thematically to focus on the chief areas of Von Wright's interests: practical rationality; human action and determinism; philosophical logic and theories of norms; research in the analytical tradition; and Wittgenstein studies.
Readership: Scholars and students of moral philosophy, logic, psychology, sociology, cognitive science and the history of contemporary philosophy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

    Rosaria Egidi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: In Search of a New Humanism

  • Book Subtitle: The Philosophy of Georg Henrik von Wright

  • Editors: Rosaria Egidi

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1852-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5810-7Published: 31 December 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5260-5Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1852-3Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 250

  • Topics: Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Ontology, Logic, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law

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