Abstract
In this paper, I put forward a new understanding of the ethical dimension of Wittgenstein's Tractatus. I present an alternative to what has come to be known as the Schopenhauerian reading on Tractarian ethics. The Schopenhauerian reading makes two central claims: firstly, that the Tractatus posits a transcendental subject as condition of ethics; secondly, that, for Wittgenstein, morality involves making a choice between two attitudes towards the world. In this paper, I argue against this reading and defend an alternative understanding of the ethical purpose of the Tractatus.
Translated title of the contribution | An ethics without subject: Logic and mysticism in Wittgenstein's Tractatus |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 5-25 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Teorema |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 12 Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Choice
- Ethics
- Logic
- Subject
- Tractatus
- Transcendental
- Wittgenstein