In Search of a New Humanism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Von Wright and “Dante’s Dream” Stages in a Philosophical Pilgrim’s Progress

   1. Von Wright and “Dante’s Dream” Stages in a Philosophical Pilgrim’s Progress

      • Rosaria Egidi

      Pages 1-34

3. Von Wright: Interpreter of Wittgenstein and the Analytic Tradition

   1. Wittgenstein and Tradition

      • Georg Henrik Von Wright

      Pages 35-46

   2. Wittgenstein in Relation to Our Times

      • Carlo Penco

      Pages 47-53

   3. What is Analytical Philosophy?

      • Cesare Cozzo

      Pages 55-63

   4. “In the Beginning was the Deed” the Private Language Argument

      • David Pears

      Pages 65-68

   5. Naturalism, World and Truth

      • Massimo Dell’utri

      Pages 69-78

   6. What Wittgenstein Wrote

      • Joachim Schulte

      Pages 79-91

   7. Von Wright on on Certainty

      • Avrum Stroll

      Pages 93-96

   8. Morphology in Wittgenstein

      • Marilena Andronico

      Pages 97-102

4. Modes of Practical Rationality: Actions, Intentions, and Will

   1. The Logical Connection Argument Again

      • Sandro Nannini

      Pages 103-112

   2. Actions, Causes, and Supervenience

      • Simone Gozzano

      Pages 113-118

   3. Justice, Cooperation, and the “Golden Rule”

      • Guido Frongia

      Pages 119-122

   4. Von Wright on the Mind-Body Problem

      • Mario De Caro

      Pages 123-130

   5. The Conflict between the Static and the Dynamic Theory of Time in Its Relation to von Wright’s Work and to Human Freedom

      • Mauro Dorato

      Pages 131-138

   6. W. James’ Defence of Free Will: A Step Toward a Paradigm Shift

      • Rosa M. Calcaterra

      Pages 139-146

   7. Is Determinism Impossible?

      • Paola Dessì

      Pages 147-155

5. Philosophical Logic and Normative Discourse

   1. The Significance of Philosophical Logic

      • Dag Prawitz

      Pages 157-161

   2. A Remark about the Principle “Ought Entails Can”: Von Wright and Kant

      • Mirella Capozzi

      Pages 163-170

   3. The Decidability of Syllogism

      • Carlo Cellucci

      Pages 171-174

This collection of essays presents a systematic and up-to-date survey of the main aspects of Georg Henrik von Wright's philosophy, tracing the general humanistic leitmotiv to be found in his vast, varied output. The analysis covers the developments in Von Wright's thought up to the end of the 1990s. The essays are arranged thematically to focus on the chief areas of Von Wright's interests: practical rationality; human action and determinism; philosophical logic and theories of norms; research in the analytical tradition; and Wittgenstein studies.
Readership: Scholars and students of moral philosophy, logic, psychology, sociology, cognitive science and the history of contemporary philosophy.

• Immanuel Kant
• Ludwig Wittgenstein
• discourse
• idea
• justice
• language
• logic
• mind
• truth
• will

• Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

  Rosaria Egidi

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