Language, Mind, and Value

This book is a collection of 15 essays on important themes in Wittgenstein's philosophy, such as linguistic normativity, the concepts of understanding, reasons, and knowledge, questions of value in aesthetics, ethics, and religion.

Preface; Original Places of Publication ; Abbreviations of Works by Ludwig Wittgenstein; Part I Language; 1. Wittgenstein on Grammar, Rules, and Norms; 2. Analytic Truths and Grammatical Statements; 3. Semantic Normativity and Moral Obligation; 4. On Truly and Falsely Not Saying Anything: A Dissolution of the Liar Paradox; Part II Mind, Action, Belief, & Knowledge; 5. Can I Have Your Pain? ; 6. God, Lions, and Englishwomen: Wittgenstein on Understanding People; 7. Reasons, Causes, Dispositions, and First-Person Authority; 8. Moore's Paradox and First-Person Authority; 9. A Tale of Two Problems: Wittgenstein's Discussion of Aspect Perception; 10. Farewell to Hinge Propositions; Part III Aesthetics, Ethics, & Religion; 11. Wittgenstein on Aesthetics; 12. 'Too Ridiculous for Words': Wittgenstein on Scientific Aesthetics; 13. The Emergence of Wittgenstein's Views on Aesthetics in His 1933 Lectures; 14. Verificationism in Aesthetics and Ethics; 15.  The Tightrope Walker: Wittgenstein on Religious Belief; Bibliography; Index