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Wittgenstein by Fogelin, Robert J.

“…Arguments of the philosophers.…”
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Kafka and Wittgenstein : The Case for an Analytic Modernism / by Schuman, Rebecca

Table of Contents: “…-- Logical modernism: Kafka and the Tractatus logico-philosophicus -- Logic, skepticism, and mysticism -- The trial and the law of logic -- The metamorphosis and the limits of metaphorical language -- "The judgment," ethics, and the ineffable -- Analytic skepticism : Kafka and the philosophical investigations -- Wittgenstein's transition and a more analytic Kafka -- The castle and the paradox of ostensive definition -- Rule-following and failed execution in "The penal colony" -- The private language argument and the undermining of "Josefine the singer" -- Concluding thoughts: the problem with (critical) progress.…”
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Kafka and Wittgenstein : The Case for an Analytic Modernism / by Schuman, Rebecca

Table of Contents: “…-- Logical modernism: Kafka and the Tractatus logico-philosophicus -- Logic, skepticism, and mysticism -- The trial and the law of logic -- The metamorphosis and the limits of metaphorical language -- "The judgment," ethics, and the ineffable -- Analytic skepticism : Kafka and the philosophical investigations -- Wittgenstein's transition and a more analytic Kafka -- The castle and the paradox of ostensive definition -- Rule-following and failed execution in "The penal colony" -- The private language argument and the undermining of "Josefine the singer" -- Concluding thoughts: the problem with (critical) progress.…”
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Wittgenstein and value the quest for meaning / by Litwack, Eric B.

Table of Contents: “…An outline of tractarian ontology ; Value, the self, and the mystical ; The lecture on ethics ; Conclusion --Language-games, the private language argument and aspect psychology. Language-games ; The private language argument ; Aspect psychology ; Conclusion -- The soul and attitudes towards the living. …”
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