On the treatment of solipsism in Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' |
Posted on:2011-01-08 | Degree:M.A | Type:Thesis |
University:Dalhousie University (Canada) | Candidate:Jaakson, Maja Maria Dawn | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:2445390002469332 | Subject:Philosophy |
Abstract/Summary: | |
The purpose of this thesis is to shed light upon Wittgenstein's treatment of solipsism in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, The present work provides a historically informed interpretation of the Tractatus as an ethically-motivated text written in a critical, broadly Kantian spirit; it investigates secondary literature on the topic of solipsism in Wittgenstein's early philosophy; and it argues the early Wittgenstein was a solipsist, but that Tractarian solipsism is of a rather peculiar character. It is maintained that Tractarian solipsism derives its peculiarity from Wittgenstein's notion of the metaphysical subject of solipsism. The thesis makes a case for identifying such a subject with "logical space" (when the subject is viewed from the linguistic perspective) and God (when the subject is viewed from an ethical point of view). |
Keywords/Search Tags: | Solipsism, Wittgenstein's, Subject |
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