“Internal relation”is a significant term in both Wittgenstein’s early and later philosophy.The term is used in relation to many problems,including our topic here,“aspect-seeing.”Some scholars have attempted to pr...“Internal relation”is a significant term in both Wittgenstein’s early and later philosophy.The term is used in relation to many problems,including our topic here,“aspect-seeing.”Some scholars have attempted to present a persuasive interpretation of this terminology;however,Wittgenstein’s remarks on“aspect-seeing”somehow thwart their approaches.The obstacle lies in the relata involved:Which terms are connected by an internal relation in the perception of an aspect?In this paper,I review the existing interpretations and present two proposals,one of which is conservative and the other slightly more radical.I argue that Wittgenstein makes divergent use of the distinction between“intemal/extemal relations,”and that this may reveal the potential ambiguities of the words“internal”and“relation”展开更多
文摘“Internal relation”is a significant term in both Wittgenstein’s early and later philosophy.The term is used in relation to many problems,including our topic here,“aspect-seeing.”Some scholars have attempted to present a persuasive interpretation of this terminology;however,Wittgenstein’s remarks on“aspect-seeing”somehow thwart their approaches.The obstacle lies in the relata involved:Which terms are connected by an internal relation in the perception of an aspect?In this paper,I review the existing interpretations and present two proposals,one of which is conservative and the other slightly more radical.I argue that Wittgenstein makes divergent use of the distinction between“intemal/extemal relations,”and that this may reveal the potential ambiguities of the words“internal”and“relation”
