From Theory to Mysticism

The Unclarity of the Notion ‘Object’ in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus

Andreas Georgallides (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

186 Seiten

2021 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-7625-4 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on the main constituent of the Bild theory of sentences in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus: the term ‘object’. One of the things that attracts the reader of the Tractatus is that while there is use of the notion ‘object’, the notion is not specified. This book explains: (a) why the term ‘object’ in the Tractatus is unclear; (b) what difficulties and problems result because of this lack of clarity in the Tractatus; (c) why the term ‘object’ might be left unclear on purpose; and (d) how the paradoxical Tractatus continues functioning in a certain way. Having in mind all of the above, this book introduces the idea of a movement from a theory of language towards a kind of mysticism. It will appeal to scholars interested in the philosophy of language and more specifically in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus.

Andreas Georgallides is a special scientist in the Department of Education of the University of Cyprus, where he studied Pedagogical Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Philosophy. He conducted his postgraduate studies in Philosophy at the University of Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, before receiving his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sussex, UK. He has translated Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in Greek. Moreover, he has published seven poetry collections that have been translated in sixteen different languages.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.10.2021
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
ISBN-10	1-5275-7625-6 / 1527576256
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-7625-4 / 9781527576254
Zustand	Neuware