Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language

1964 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 493 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Keyt
Keyword(s):  
Picture Theory ◽  
Theory Of Language

The Tractatus’ Philosophy of Logic and the Logocentric Predicament

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-76
Author(s):  
Oskari Kuusela
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Philosophy Of Logic ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
The Status ◽  
Theory Of Language

This chapter explains how Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of logic resolves problems that arise for Frege’s and Russell’s philosophies of logic, relating to the status of logic, its apriority, bindingness, and justification of inferences. Relatedly, I discuss how Wittgenstein’s modifies Russell’s account of generality in logic with the purpose of addressing problems that arise for Frege’s and Russell’s views about logic as a substantial science, and how Wittgenstein replaces their accounts of logic as a science with a view of logic as an explicatory discipline the purpose of which is to clarify what thinkers and language users already know in the capacity of thinkers and language users. The chapter shows how Wittgenstein argues from within Frege’s and Russell’s accounts of logic, resolving tensions therein, rather than arguing dogmatically from the point of view of his own picture theory of language. Against a widely assumed view in the historiography of logic, I explain how metatheoretical considerations are possible from the point of view of Wittgenstein’s universalist account of logic, and how the so-called paradox of the Tractatus is resolved.

scholarly journals Role of Logic and Mentality as the Basics of Wittgenstein’s Picture Theory of Language and Extracting Educational Principles and Methods according to this Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Kamal Nosrati Heshi ◽  
Hassanali Bakhtiyar Nasrabadi
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Heuristic Method ◽  
Logical Structure ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
The Real ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
Theory Of Language

<p class="apa">The present paper attempts to recognize principles and methods of education based on Wittgenstein’s picture theory of language. This qualitative research utilized inferential analytical approach to review the related literature and extracted a set of principles and methods from his theory on picture language. Findings revealed that Wittgenstein believed in language as a picture of the real and assumed that the real is reflected in language. He believed that language and mentality are the same and language demonstrates a full picture of mentality. Besides, the world and the language possess a logical structure and this logic rules the world and the language. Later on, his picture theory of language, logic and mentality were used to extract and introduce principles for education as listed here: the reasonability principle, mind involvement principle, matching principle, reasoning principle, creativity principle and formation of mind, comprehensibility principle, liberal thinking principle, and the principle of considering individual differences. Thus, applying the method of concept comprehension, problem oriented method, heuristic method, brainstorming method and finally interactive methods like Socratic question and answer and group discussion method.</p>

Quantification and the Picture Theory of Language

The Monist ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaakko Hintikka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Picture Theory ◽  
Theory Of Language

"'P' dice P"

1999 ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
João Vergílio Gallerani Cuter
Keyword(s):  
Propositional Attitudes ◽  
Vicious Circle ◽  
Logical Syntax ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Categorical Structure ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
Pictorial Form

The paper is an interpretation of the critique of the Russellian theory of judgment, in  Wittgenstein’s Tractatus [5.5422]. The author holds that the picture theory of language is the Wittgensteinian alternative to Russell’s theory of types, on which his theory of judgment is based. In other words, the idea that a picture cannot represent its own pictorial form, would avoid, with difficulties of its own, the vicious circle that Wittgenstein sees in the theory of types, namely to suppose that a description of the categorical structure of the world may establish the logical syntax of language. From this diagnosis, the author draws important consequences to illuminate the celebrated Wittgensteinian distinction between saying and showing, as well as the Wittgensteinian account of propositional attitudes.

scholarly journals Wittgenstein: Physics and Philosophy

2020 ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Eduardo Simões
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
Engineering Studies ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to fill an interpretive gap in L. Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in what has been overlooked by most scholars of the Austrian philosopher. It is the consideration of the possible influences that he would have suffered from the time of Mechanical Engineering studies and that reflected directly in his philosophy, especially those arising from the field of Physics. Due to the extensive restrictions that involve a scientific article, it will not be possible to present here what we believe to be the influences of L. Boltzmann’s thought on the Wittgenstein Tractatus – which will remain for future work. However, we present the influences of H. Hertz’s The Principles of Mechanics on at least three fundamental themes of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus: on the ontological formalism of Tractarian objects, on the picture theory of language and on the conception of science of that work. It is expected that such clarifications will serve a new and important understanding of this seminal work of the 20th century, this time from the perspective of the relationship between Philosophy and Physics in Wittgenstein.

scholarly journals Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Language: an Introduction

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ashaduzaman
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Language Game ◽  
Philosophical Study ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical Investigations ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
Logical Atomism ◽  
Theory Of Language

The reputation of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century is based on his studies of analytical philosophy, especially the philosophical study of logic, language, mathematics and metaphysics. His contribution to the philosophy of language is considerable. He stated his concepts and ideas in his two revolutionary books: 'Tractatus Logico Philosophicus' and 'Philosophical investigations' where he discussed the picture theory, notion of name, logical atomism, etc. among others. This article briefly describes the life of Wittgenstein, his work and his influence on our thinking. Key words: Picture theory of language; language game; Private; Public; Proposition; Metaphysics; NamesDOI: 10.3329/dujl.v2i4.6904Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics Vol.2(4) August 2009 pp.147-159

A Computational Theory of Language

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 686-687
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Pulman
Keyword(s):  
Computational Theory ◽  
Theory Of Language
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