Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Objectivity, and Meaning

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This volume of new essays presents groundbreaking interpretations of some of the most central themes of Wittgenstein's philosophy. A distinguished group of contributors demonstrates how Wittgenstein's thought can fruitfully be applied to contemporary debates in epistemology, metaphilosophy and philosophy of language. The volume combines historical and systematic approaches to Wittgensteinian methods and perspectives, with essays providing detailed analysis that will be accessible to students as well as specialists. The result is a rich and illuminating picture of a key figure in twentieth-century philosophy and his continuing importance to philosophical study. List of Contributors page vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xii 1 Anatomy of a Muddle: Wittgenstein and Philosophy 1 Alexander George 2 Explaining What We Mean 28 Julia Tanney 3 Objectivity 47 Alice Crary 4 The Methodological Significance of Intuitions in Philosophy 62 Oskari Kuusela 5 Wittgenstein on ‘Seeing Meanings’ 84 Katherine J. Morris 6 Bringing the Phenomenal World into View 100 Avner Baz 7 First Steps and Conceptual Creativity 119 Michael Beaney 8 Wittgenstein and Analytic Revisionism 143 Martin Gustafsson 9 Demystifying Meaning in Horwich and Wittgenstein 164 Silver Bronzo 10 What Is Meaning? A Wittgensteinian Answer to an Un-Wittgensteinian Question 185 Hans-Johann Glock 11 Meaning, Use, and Supervenience 211 William Child 12 Some Socratic Aspects of Wittgenstein’s Conception of Philosophy 231 James Conant References 265 Index 280