PHEB806 Ludwig Wittgenstein
Annotation:
The lecture course will present the development of Wittgenstein’s philosophy and the main ideas of his most important works: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations. The discussion will be centered around Wittgenstein’s view of the language and reality and how it supports his criticisms of theorizing philosophy.
Lecturers:
Assoc. Prof. Hristo Gyoshev, PhD
Prof. Alexander Kanev, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
After completing successfully this course the students will:
1) know:
• Wittgenstein’s revolutionary ideas of linguistic meaning
2) are capable of:
• discerning Wittgenstein’s contributions to contemporary philosophy
Prerequisites:
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Lecture
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
- The Linguistic Turn
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: Ontology
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: Theory of Representation and the Saying /Showing Distinction
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus:: The Logic of Language
- Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: The Limits of Language and the Mystical
- The Road to Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy
- Philosophical Investigations: The Critique of the Augustinian Picture of Language
- Philosophical Investigations: Language Games
- Philosophical Investigations: The Rule-Following Argument
- Philosophical Investigation: The Private Language Argument
Bibliography:
Wittgenstein, L. Philosophische Untersuchungen, Philosophical Investigations. Transl. by G. E. M. Anscombe, P. M. S. Hacker and J. Schulte. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Wittgenstein, L. Tractatus Logico-philosophicus. – In: Wittgenstein, L. Werkausgabe Bd 1. Frankfurt/M.: Suhrkamp, 1980.
Hacker, P. M. S. Insight and Illusion - themes in the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.
Kripke, S. Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985