From Russell's Paradox to the Theory of Judgement
Wittgenstein and Russell on the Unity of the Proposition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20141879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham Stevens (0009-0001-3341-108X, University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-61 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-2567.2004.tb00979.x |
| OpenAlex | W1970040713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
It is fairly well known that Wittgenstein's criticisms of Russell's multiple‐relation theory of judgement had a devastating effect on the latter's philosophical enterprise. The exact nature of those criticisms however, and the explanation for the severity of their consequences, has been a source of confusion and disagreement amongst both Russell and Wittgenstein scholars. In this paper, I offer an interpretation of those criticisms which shows them to be consonant with Wittgenstein's general critique of Russell's conception of logic and which serves to elucidate some of the notoriously enigmatic passages of the Tractatus . In particular, I seek to show the continuity of Wittgenstein's criticisms of the theory of judgement with his remarks on Russell's paradox and the theory of types. In addition, I place these issues in the context of Russell's own philosophical ambitions in order to reveal the deep divisions between the two over the nature of logical form and the analysis of propositional content
Confusion · Context (archaeology) · Economics · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Judgement · Linguistics · Order (exchange) · Proposition · Psychoanalysis · Relation (database) · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
An inquiry into meaning and truth
Russell’s Hidden Substitutional Theory
Essays on Truth and Reality
Mathematical Logic as Based on the Theory of Types
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Logic and Knowledge; Essays, 1901-1950.
On the demise of Russell's multiple relations theory of judgement
Propositions, Truth and Belief
Frege
Russell on the nature of logic (1903?1913)
The development of the theory of logical types and the notion of a logical subject in Russell's early philosophy
Russell's substitutional theory
Perspectives on the Philosophy of Wittgenstein
The Relation between Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Propositions and Russell's Theories of Judgment
Russell and Analytic Philosophy
Russell's multiple relation theory of judgment
A history of western philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |