In Philosophical Investigations, L.Wittgenstein puts forward a famous theory of language game based on family resemblance in order to reject and dissolve essentialism of traditional philosophy. This theory has been un...In Philosophical Investigations, L.Wittgenstein puts forward a famous theory of language game based on family resemblance in order to reject and dissolve essentialism of traditional philosophy. This theory has been universally regarded as a great breakthrough to metaphysical doctrine and an important resource of postmodern deconstructive thoughts prevailing nowadays. In reality, however, family resemblance is just a specious theory. This paper presents a detailed analysis of Wittgenstein’s text to show some inherent logic falsehoods in his theory, and the foundations of his theory——metaphysical thinking of replacing the whole with parts, the atomism standpoint of the absolute difference, and the language misapprehension produced by his teaching experience etc..展开更多
This paper is divided into three parts.The first surveys Wittgenstein’s anti?essentialistic program viz.theories of “family resemblance”and “language?games”comprehensively.The second points out that Wittgenstein...This paper is divided into three parts.The first surveys Wittgenstein’s anti?essentialistic program viz.theories of “family resemblance”and “language?games”comprehensively.The second points out that Wittgenstein’s program is false according to the principles of “Membership Rigidity”and of “Crossworld Extensionality”in modal set theory based on essentialism.The third is the opinions I wish to discuss with Zhang Zhilin’s anti?essentialistic program based on Wittgenstein’s theories of “family resemblance”and “language?games”.展开更多
文摘In Philosophical Investigations, L.Wittgenstein puts forward a famous theory of language game based on family resemblance in order to reject and dissolve essentialism of traditional philosophy. This theory has been universally regarded as a great breakthrough to metaphysical doctrine and an important resource of postmodern deconstructive thoughts prevailing nowadays. In reality, however, family resemblance is just a specious theory. This paper presents a detailed analysis of Wittgenstein’s text to show some inherent logic falsehoods in his theory, and the foundations of his theory——metaphysical thinking of replacing the whole with parts, the atomism standpoint of the absolute difference, and the language misapprehension produced by his teaching experience etc..
文摘This paper is divided into three parts.The first surveys Wittgenstein’s anti?essentialistic program viz.theories of “family resemblance”and “language?games”comprehensively.The second points out that Wittgenstein’s program is false according to the principles of “Membership Rigidity”and of “Crossworld Extensionality”in modal set theory based on essentialism.The third is the opinions I wish to discuss with Zhang Zhilin’s anti?essentialistic program based on Wittgenstein’s theories of “family resemblance”and “language?games”.