The Mechanics of Meaning ：Propositional Content and the Logical Space of Wittgenstein's Tractatus ( Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie )

Publication subTitle ：Propositional Content and the Logical Space of Wittgenstein's Tractatus

Publication series ：Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie

Author： David Hyder  

Publisher： De Gruyter‎

Publication year： 2002

E-ISBN: 9783110889130

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110172188

Subject： B521 Austrias philosophy

Language： ENG

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This analysis of Wittgenstein's concept of a Spielraum, in which the author approaches the Tractatus Logico-philosophicus both systematically and from the perspective of the history of philosophy and knowledge, opens up a new and important perspective in Wittgenstein research.

In establishing unexpected cross-connections between physics, the theory of perception, and logic, Hyder also makes a valuable contribution to the history of 19th century science. In particular, the links he establishes between early sensory physiology and the logicism of Russell and Frege yield a sharper and more plausible account of the notion of a "space" of possible meanings than has hitherto been available in the secondary literature. In showing this notion to be a formal precursor to that of a language game, the study also provides important pointers for the interpretation of Wittgenstein's late work.

Chapter

Preface

pp.：  7 – 13

Notation

pp.：  13 – 15

1. Introduction

pp.：  15 – 21

1.1 Russell’s Theory of Judgment

pp.：  21 – 26

1.2 Scientific Epistemology and the Theory of Manifolds

pp.：  26 – 29

1.3 Interpreting Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy

pp.：  29 – 33

2. Helmholtz’s Perceptual Manifold

pp.：  33 – 33

2.1 Manifolds and Perception

pp.：  33 – 38

2.2 “The Facts in Perception”

pp.：  38 – 43

2.3 “The Application of the Axioms to the Physical World“

pp.：  43 – 56

2.4 Pre-established Harmony

pp.：  56 – 63

3. Russell’s Theory of Judgment

pp.：  63 – 69

3.1 The Origins and Purpose of Russell’s Judgment-theory

pp.：  69 – 77

3.2 Wittgenstein’s Objections

pp.：  77 – 81

3.3 Constraints on Judgment

pp.：  81 – 90

4. The Breakdown of Wittgenstein’s Copula-theory

pp.：  90 – 95

4.1 The Copula-theory

pp.：  95 – 101

4.2 The ε-copula and the Propositional Form

pp.：  101 – 105

4.3 The Early Picture Theory

pp.：  105 – 122

4.4 Wittgenstein’s “Correct Theory of Propositions”

pp.：  122 – 127

5. Logical Space

pp.：  127 – 130

5.1 Truth-functions and the “Core Logical Space”

pp.：  130 – 145

5.2 Manifolds and Quantification: 4.04-4.0411

pp.：  145 – 166

6. The Picture-theories of Helmholtz, Hertz and Wittgenstein

pp.：  166 – 171

6.1 The No-man’s-land

pp.：  171 – 181

6.2 Physical Science

pp.：  181 – 202

6.3 Models and Manifolds

pp.：  202 – 206

7. Conclusion

pp.：  206 – 223

Bibliography

pp.：  223 – 228

Index

pp.：  228 – 242

Concordance of Passages from the Tractatus

pp.：  242 – 243

Concordance of Entries in the Notebooks: 1914–1916

pp.：  243 – 245

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