Overview
- Presents new insights into the workings of Wittgenstein’s later methods, and into Wittgenstein’s ethical views
- Offers original ways of dealing with problems in contemporary moral philosophy
- Describes the application of Wittgenstein’s later methods to problems in moral philosophy
Part of the book series: Nordic Wittgenstein Studies (NRWS, volume 4)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy
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Front Matter
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Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy and His Ethical Views
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Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy and Contemporary Moral Philosophy
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Keywords
- Ludwig Wittgenstein methods
- Wittgenstein Metaphilosophy
- Wittgenstein Meta-ethics
- Wittgenstein Moral Perception
- Wittgenstein Moral Philosophy
- Wittgenstein Objectivity
- Wittgenstein Philosophical Methods
- Wittgenstein Ethics
- Wittgenstein objectivity ethics
- Wittgenstein later methocs
- Wittgenstein methods comparison
- Wittgenstein therapy
- Wittgenstein contemporary moral philosophy
- Wittgenstein moral advice
About this book
This book shows that Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophical methods can be fruitfully applied to several problems in contemporary moral philosophy. The author considers Wittgenstein’s ethical views and addresses such topics as meta-ethics, objectivity in ethics and moral perception. Readers will gain an insight into how Wittgenstein thought about philosophical problems and a new way of looking at moral questions.
The book consists of three parts. In the first part, Wittgenstein’s later philosophical methods are discussed, including his comparison of philosophical methods to therapies. The book then goes on to explore how these methods give insight into Wittgenstein’s ethical views. Readers will see how these are better understood when read in the light of his later philosophical thought. In the third part, Wittgenstein’s later methods are applied to problems in contemporary moral philosophy, including a look at questions for moral advice. The author reviews and criticizes some of the secondary literature on Wittgenstein’s later philosophical methods and indicates how the topic of the book can be developed in future research.There is something of value for readers of all levels in this insightful and well written volume. It will particularly appeal to scholars and students of Wittgenstein, of philosophy, and of ethics.
Reviews
“De Mesel’s book helps to make the significance of Wittgenstein’s thought for ethics more accessible. … De Mesel’s book makes real contributions to the study of Wittgensteinian ethics, and a real case for the inclusion of this ethics in the canon. It clearly demonstrates the usefulness of Wittgenstein’s methods in ethics, and the picture it draws of moral thinking … is compelling and worth repeating.” (Reshef Agam-Segal, Philosophical Investigations, Vol. 42 (4), October, 2019)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Later Wittgenstein and Moral Philosophy
Authors: Benjamin De Mesel
Series Title: Nordic Wittgenstein Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97619-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97618-1Published: 26 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07379-4Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97619-8Published: 07 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2520-1514
Series E-ISSN: 2520-1522
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 186
Topics: Moral Philosophy, Statistical Theory and Methods, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mathematics