ABSTRACT
This is the first full exploration of the implications of Wittgenstein's philosophy for understanding the arts and cultural criticism. These original essays by philosophers and critics address key philosophical topics in the study of the arts and culture, such as humanism, criticism, psychology, painting, film and ethics. All exemplify Wittgenstein's method of conceptual investigation and highlight his notion of philosophy as a cure.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |116 pages
Wittgenstein, the Humanities and Art
chapter |20 pages
Is Scepticism a ‘Natural Possibility' of Language?
Reasons to be sceptical of Cavell's Wittgenstein
part |143 pages
Theory and the Arts
chapter |24 pages
Wittgenstein on Consciousness and Language
A challenge to Derridean literary theory