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Do "Tractatus" às "Observações filosóficas": reflexões sobre a natureza da filosofia
From the "Tractatus" to the "Philosophical remarks": reflections on the nature of philosophy
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Abstract In this article, I analyze Wittgenstein’s conception of the nature and function of philosophy, discussing his deflationary method used for the treatment of philosophical problems. I show the reasons by which Wittgenstein would have understood philosophy as an elucidative activity, whose main purpose... view more
In this article, I analyze Wittgenstein’s conception of the nature and function of philosophy, discussing his deflationary method used for the treatment of philosophical problems. I show the reasons by which Wittgenstein would have understood philosophy as an elucidative activity, whose main purpose would be to dissolve philosophical problems through the logical (and/or phenomenological) analysis. In order to do so, I divide the article into three sections, in which I discuss Wittgenstein's thinking from the Tractatus Logico-philosophicus (1921), from Some Remarks on Logical Form (1929) and from the Philosophical Remarks (1929-1930), respectively. Initially, I present Wittgenstein's critique of the possibility of interpreting philosophy as a discipline that, as with science, can offer a theoretical representation of some domain of objects or facts. Subsequently, I list some changes in his description of the philosophical activity, showing that until the beginning of his middle-period philosophy, Wittgenstein maintains the perspective that the function of philosophy would be to distinguish between real (solvable) theoretical problems and philosophical pseudo-problems.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Wittgenstein; Russell; Tractatus; Philosophical Remarks
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 182-193
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 19 (2019) 2
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed