By Anna Boncompagni
ISBN-10: 1137588462
ISBN-13: 9781137588463
This ebook investigates the conflicts pertaining to pragmatism in
Wittgenstein’s paintings On sure bet, via a comparability with the
pragmatist culture as expressed via its founding fathers Charles S. Peirce
and William James. It additionally describes Wittgenstein’s first encounters with
pragmatism within the Nineteen Thirties and indicates the relevance of Frank Ramsey in the
development of his idea. supplying a balanced, serious and theoretical
examination the writer discusses matters equivalent to doubt, sure bet, common
sense, types of lifestyles, motion and the pragmatic maxim. whereas highlighting
the aim convergences and divergences among the 2 approaches,
the quantity makes hyperlinks to ongoing debates on relativism, foundationalism,
scepticism and objectivity. it will likely be of curiosity to an individual trying to find new
perspectives on Wittgenstein’s philosophy.
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