Wittgenstein's Tractatus deranged : a metaphilosophical story
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Resumo: | Taking off from some the more recent discussions regarding the puzzling character of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, this dissertation aims at four main points, mostly negative ones, all closely related when considered from a Wittgensteinian angle: an exegetical, a metaphilosophical, a linguistic, and an ethical point. [1] Serving as a background illuminating the remaining three, the exegetical point is concerned with the particular modes of philosophical criticism Wittgenstein’s works ask for, favouring the idea that it is impossible to expound them as something finished, and so than even the Tractatus shall prove more profitable when taken as a collection of remarks, not as a system. [2] Arguably as pivotal, the metaphilosophical point expounds a non-metaphysical view of philosophy, aware of its own mutable, given its contiguity with all our other activities, and practical character: philosophy, we hold, following Wittgenstein, is the art of (dis)solving intellectual puzzles, a contribution to understanding, not to knowledge. [3] The linguistic point is somewhat made manifest by the former: the ways of doing philosophy here adopted, relying as much on hinting (often through the deliberate employment of figurative modes of expression or even nonsense) as on argument, end up indirectly drawing attention to the untenability of the idea that language might be a somewhat self-sufficient and clearly defined structure, asking for definitive explanations of its workings. [4] As for the ethical point, a complaint against prevailing contemporary approaches to ethics and aesthetics, and alongside the more or less subtle hints already provided by the other three, silence has been the chosen method to intimate it. Though mostly focused on the Tractatus, the present dissertation, tendentially favourable to the spirit of the “New Wittgenstein”, is meant to serve as a kind of window, even if a tiny one, to the Philosophical Investigations as well. |
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Wittgenstein's Tractatus deranged : a metaphilosophical storyWittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Tractatus logico-philosophicusWittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 - Crítica e interpretaçãoTeses de mestrado - 2019Domínio/Área Científica::Humanidades::Línguas e LiteraturasTaking off from some the more recent discussions regarding the puzzling character of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, this dissertation aims at four main points, mostly negative ones, all closely related when considered from a Wittgensteinian angle: an exegetical, a metaphilosophical, a linguistic, and an ethical point. [1] Serving as a background illuminating the remaining three, the exegetical point is concerned with the particular modes of philosophical criticism Wittgenstein’s works ask for, favouring the idea that it is impossible to expound them as something finished, and so than even the Tractatus shall prove more profitable when taken as a collection of remarks, not as a system. [2] Arguably as pivotal, the metaphilosophical point expounds a non-metaphysical view of philosophy, aware of its own mutable, given its contiguity with all our other activities, and practical character: philosophy, we hold, following Wittgenstein, is the art of (dis)solving intellectual puzzles, a contribution to understanding, not to knowledge. [3] The linguistic point is somewhat made manifest by the former: the ways of doing philosophy here adopted, relying as much on hinting (often through the deliberate employment of figurative modes of expression or even nonsense) as on argument, end up indirectly drawing attention to the untenability of the idea that language might be a somewhat self-sufficient and clearly defined structure, asking for definitive explanations of its workings. [4] As for the ethical point, a complaint against prevailing contemporary approaches to ethics and aesthetics, and alongside the more or less subtle hints already provided by the other three, silence has been the chosen method to intimate it. Though mostly focused on the Tractatus, the present dissertation, tendentially favourable to the spirit of the “New Wittgenstein”, is meant to serve as a kind of window, even if a tiny one, to the Philosophical Investigations as well.Partindo de algumas das mais recentes discussões em torno do carácter enigmático do Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus de Ludwig Wittgenstein, esta dissertação procura desenvolver quatro pontos principais (exegético, metafilosófico, linguístico e ético), maioritariamente negativos, e de estreita relação entre si quando considerados de um ponto de vista wittgensteiniano. [1] Funcionando como uma espécie de pano de fundo elucidativo dos restantes três, o ponto exegético visa as formas de crítica filosófica requeridas pela obra de Wittgenstein, privilegiando a ideia de que é impossível tratá-la como algo acabado, pelo que até o Tractatus se poderá revelar mais proveitoso quando tomado como um conjunto de observações, não como um sistema. [2] Não menos central, o ponto metafilosófico desenvolve uma visão não metafísica da filosofia, consciente da sua própria natureza mutável, dada a sua contiguidade com todas as nossas restantes actividades, e essencialmente prática: a filosofia, defendemos, na senda de Wittgenstein, é a arte de resolver (ou antes dissolver) enigmas do pensamento, uma contribuição para a compreensão, não para o conhecimento. [3] O ponto linguístico é de certa maneira tornado manifesto pelo anterior: recorrendo tanto a estratégias sugestivas (entre as quais o emprego deliberado de enunciados figurados ou até absurdos) como a argumentos, o modo de fazer filosofia aqui adoptado acaba por chamar indirectamente a atenção para a insustentabilidade da ideia de que a linguagem se trata de uma estrutura claramente definida e em larga medida auto-suficiente, cujo funcionamento seria passível de explicações definitivas. [4] Quanto ao ponto ético, uma queixa contra as abordagens à ética e à estética de maior prevalência nos nossos dias, e a par das pistas mais ou menos subtis já fornecidas pelos outros três pontos, optou-se pelo silêncio como forma de o insinuar. Embora centrada sobretudo no Tractatus, a presente dissertação, tendencialmente favorável ao “Novo Wittgenstein”, procura também funcionar como uma espécie de janela, ainda que estreita, para as Investigações Filosóficas.Tamen, MiguelRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSilva, João Esteves da2019-02-20T10:00:52Z2019-01-172019-01-052019-01-17T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/37069TID:202165043enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:34:03Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/37069Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:51:12.451206Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Wittgenstein's Tractatus deranged : a metaphilosophical story |
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Taking off from some the more recent discussions regarding the puzzling character of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, this dissertation aims at four main points, mostly negative ones, all closely related when considered from a Wittgensteinian angle: an exegetical, a metaphilosophical, a linguistic, and an ethical point. [1] Serving as a background illuminating the remaining three, the exegetical point is concerned with the particular modes of philosophical criticism Wittgenstein’s works ask for, favouring the idea that it is impossible to expound them as something finished, and so than even the Tractatus shall prove more profitable when taken as a collection of remarks, not as a system. [2] Arguably as pivotal, the metaphilosophical point expounds a non-metaphysical view of philosophy, aware of its own mutable, given its contiguity with all our other activities, and practical character: philosophy, we hold, following Wittgenstein, is the art of (dis)solving intellectual puzzles, a contribution to understanding, not to knowledge. [3] The linguistic point is somewhat made manifest by the former: the ways of doing philosophy here adopted, relying as much on hinting (often through the deliberate employment of figurative modes of expression or even nonsense) as on argument, end up indirectly drawing attention to the untenability of the idea that language might be a somewhat self-sufficient and clearly defined structure, asking for definitive explanations of its workings. [4] As for the ethical point, a complaint against prevailing contemporary approaches to ethics and aesthetics, and alongside the more or less subtle hints already provided by the other three, silence has been the chosen method to intimate it. Though mostly focused on the Tractatus, the present dissertation, tendentially favourable to the spirit of the “New Wittgenstein”, is meant to serve as a kind of window, even if a tiny one, to the Philosophical Investigations as well. |
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