Wittgenstein and the Limits of Language

The limit of language is one of the most pervasive notions found in Wittgensteinâs work both in his early Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and his later writings. Moreover the idea of a limit of language is intimately related to important scholarly debates on Wittgensteinâs philosophy such as the debate between the so-called traditional and resolute interpretations Wittgensteinâs stance on transcendental idealism and the philosophical import of Wittgensteinâs latest work On Certainty. This collection includes thirteen original essays that provide a comprehensive overview of the various ways in which Wittgenstein appeals to the limit of language at different stages of his philosophical development. The essays connect the idea of a limit of language to the most important themes discussed by Wittgensteinâhis conception of logic and grammar the method of philosophy the nature of the subject and the foundations of knowledgeâas well as his views on ethics aesthetics and religion. The essays also relate Wittgensteinâs thought to his contemporaries including Carnap Frege Heidegger Levinas and Moore. . Language: English