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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/817| Appears in Collections: | Law and Philosophy Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Symbols in Wittgenstein's Tractatus |
| Author(s): | Johnston, Colin |
| Contact Email: | colin.johnston@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Tractatus logico-philosophicus. Philosophy Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889-1951 Logic Symbolic and mathematical |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Date Deposited: | 17-Feb-2009 |
| Citation: | Johnston C (2007) Symbols in Wittgenstein's Tractatus. European Journal of Philosophy, 15 (3), pp. 367-394. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0378.2007.00253.x |
| Abstract: | This paper is concerned with the status of a symbol in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus. It is claimed in the first section that a Tractarian symbol, whilst essentially a syntactic entity to be distinguished from the mark or sound that is its sign, bears its semantic significance only inessentially. In the second and third sections I pursue this point of exegesis through the Tractarian discussions of nonsense and the context principle respectively. The final section of the paper places the forgoing work in a secondary context, addressing in particular a debate regarding the realism of the Tractatus. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1111/j.1468-0378.2007.00253.x |
| Rights: | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com |
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