1. IntroductionHumans have the ability (or competence) to think logically, and this is an undeniable fact. However,what this ability consists in is a difficult question. It might be said that logical ability consists ...1. IntroductionHumans have the ability (or competence) to think logically, and this is an undeniable fact. However,what this ability consists in is a difficult question. It might be said that logical ability consists in theknowledge of a set of logic rules. But what are those logic rules? For centuries logicians have devel-展开更多
The section on reading occupies quite a large amount of space in the Philosophical Investigations(PI)and Wittgenstein makes little changes to it in the course of composing the book.This shows that the section on readi...The section on reading occupies quite a large amount of space in the Philosophical Investigations(PI)and Wittgenstein makes little changes to it in the course of composing the book.This shows that the section on reading is important.This paper analyzes Wittgenstein’s treatment of the philosophical problem of reading in detail.It shows that Wittgenstein rejects six philosophical ideas about what reading is and employs three different methods.This paper also shows that the section on reading is not only important for grasping Wittgenstein’s discussion on understanding,but also for comprehending the whole of PI.展开更多
文摘1. IntroductionHumans have the ability (or competence) to think logically, and this is an undeniable fact. However,what this ability consists in is a difficult question. It might be said that logical ability consists in theknowledge of a set of logic rules. But what are those logic rules? For centuries logicians have devel-
文摘The section on reading occupies quite a large amount of space in the Philosophical Investigations(PI)and Wittgenstein makes little changes to it in the course of composing the book.This shows that the section on reading is important.This paper analyzes Wittgenstein’s treatment of the philosophical problem of reading in detail.It shows that Wittgenstein rejects six philosophical ideas about what reading is and employs three different methods.This paper also shows that the section on reading is not only important for grasping Wittgenstein’s discussion on understanding,but also for comprehending the whole of PI.
