Wittgenstein and the Limits of Language

<p>The limit of language is one of the most pervasive notions found in Wittgenstein’s work, both in his early <i>Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus</i> and his later writings. Moreover, the idea of a limit of language is intimately related to important scholarly debates on Wittgenstein’s philosophy, such as the debate between the so-called traditional and resolute interpretations, Wittgenstein’s stance on transcendental idealism, and the philosophical import of Wittgenstein’s latest work <i>On Certainty</i>. </p><p></p><p>This collection includes thirteen original essays that provide a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development. The essays connect the idea of a limit of language to the most important themes discussed by Wittgenstein—his conception of logic and grammar, the method of philosophy, the nature of the subject, and the foundations of knowledge—as well as his views on ethics, aesthetics, and religion. The essays also relate Wittgenstein’s thought to his contemporaries, including Carnap, Frege, Heidegger, Levinas, and Moore.</p> <p>Introduction</p><p></p><p><i>Hanne Appelqvist</i></p><p></p><p><b>Part I: Logic, Self, and Value in Wittgenstein’s Early Philosophy</b></p><p></p><p>1. The Bounds of Nonsense</p><p></p><p><i>A. W. Moore</i></p><p></p><p>2. Solipsism and the Graspability of Fact</p><p></p><p><i>Colin Johnston</i></p><p></p><p>3. Wittgenstein and Levinas on the Transcendentality of Ethics</p><p></p><p><i>Hanne Appelqvist and Panu-Matti Pöykkö</i></p><p></p><p><b>Part II: Grammar, Linguistic Community, and Value in Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy</b></p><p></p><p>4. "We can go no further": Meaning, Use, and the Limits of Language</p><p></p><p><i>William Child</i></p><p></p><p>5. Frege, Carnap, and the Limits of Asserting</p><p></p><p><i>Leila Haaparanta</i></p><p></p><p>6. On Being Resolute</p><p></p><p><i>Paul Standish</i></p><p></p><p>7. Moore’s Paradox and the Limits of Language Use</p><p></p><p><i>Yrsa Neuman</i></p><p></p><p>8. Who are "we" for Wittgenstein?</p><p></p><p><i>Constantine Sandis</i></p><p></p><p>9. Animal Consciousness: A Limit of Language?</p><p></p><p><i>Hans-Johann Glock</i></p><p></p><p>10. The Limits of Language in Wittgensteinian Philosophy of Religion</p><p></p><p><i>Sami Pihlström</i></p><p></p><p>11. Measure for Measure: Wittgenstein’s Critique of the Augustinian Picture of Music</p><p></p><p><i>Eran Guter</i></p><p></p><p>12. Literature as the Measure of Our Lives</p><p></p><p><i>Daniele Moyal-Sharrock</i></p>