Wittgenstein’s Philosophy: Language, Ethics, and Ontology
Wittgenstein’s Philosophy: Language, Meaning, and Reality
Structure of Language
Language was seen as a phrase composed of the main language. Superficially, Wittgenstein’s responsibility was to analyze the proposition. We need to look at the problems of meaning: language analysis to verify that it is correct, according to the meaning of atomic and molecular propositions. This proposition would need to prove that this is the meaning of the atomic, knowing that we can always know the meaning of the molecular.
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Sensible World: Understanding Plato’s Philosophy
The Sensible World, in Plato’s philosophy, refers to the realm of things perceived by the senses, primarily the physical world. This world is characterized by its temporality, spatiality, constant change, and corruptibility. Our physical bodies are part of the Sensible World.
While the Sensible World is the subject of scientific inquiry, it is not mere opinion. In the allegory of the Myth of the Cave, the Sensible World is represented by the interior
Read MoreKant’s Formal Ethics vs. Material Ethics
Material ethics are those that focus on the “matter” or content of ethics, while formal ethics, like Kant’s, focus on the form.
Material Ethics
Material ethics focus on a specific end, such as happiness or pleasure. They determine the best actions and means to achieve these ends. This approach starts with a desired content and then seeks the means to access it.
- Empirical: They are based on experience.
- Hypothetical Precepts: Their rules are conditional and depend on specific interests.
- Heteronomous: Reason
Philosophical Relationships with Kant’s Thought
Kant’s Philosophical Relationships
Like most philosophers, Kant’s philosophy presents characteristics that relate to the philosophical thoughts of other philosophers. Here, we explore these relationships.
Kant and Prior Philosophies
Kant differed from previous philosophical proposals, which assumed that knowledge is a process by which an individual grasps an object *as it is*. Kant proposed that the object adjusts to the mental structures of the subject to be known.
Kant and Hume
Kant’s theory addresses
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Immanuel Kant: Philosopher of the Enlightenment
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher who lived in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Although he rarely left his hometown, his thinking was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment, the dominant intellectual movement of the 18th century.
Early Life and Education
Born into a modest family, Kant received a Pietistic religious education. In 1740, he enrolled at the University of Königsberg, where he studied the works of philosophers
Hermeneutics and Philosophy: Understanding Meaning
Hermeneutical Methods
Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation, focusing on understanding the meaning of texts. Initially a task confined to textual analysis, in the 19th century, hermeneutics expanded beyond texts to encompass understanding the universal nature of interpretation. Hermeneutics has two primary goals:
- To address the inadequacy of modern science’s method in understanding history. Modern science explains the causes of events, but this is insufficient for a complete understanding of