Wittgensteinian Themes
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Wittgensteinian Themes is a philosophical work by Norman Malcolm that explores and interprets key ideas from Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy.
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Target entity: Wittgensteinian Themes Context triple: [Norman Malcolm, notableWork, Wittgensteinian Themes]
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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language
Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language is Saul Kripke’s influential interpretation of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, especially concerning rule-following, meaning, and the possibility of a private language.
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Wittgenstein’s notebooks
Wittgenstein’s notebooks are the private philosophical journals in which Ludwig Wittgenstein developed many of the ideas that later appeared in his published works, including the reflections posthumously collected in "Culture and Value."
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Origins of Analytical Philosophy
Origins of Analytical Philosophy is a scholarly book by Michael Dummett that traces the historical development and foundational ideas of the analytic tradition in philosophy.
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Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations is a highly influential 20th-century work of philosophy that reshaped analytic philosophy through its exploration of language, meaning, and the limits of philosophical inquiry.
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Frege: Philosophy of Language
Frege: Philosophy of Language is Michael Dummett’s influential book offering a comprehensive and rigorous interpretation of Gottlob Frege’s contributions to the philosophy of language and logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wittgensteinian Themes Target entity description: Wittgensteinian Themes is a philosophical work by Norman Malcolm that explores and interprets key ideas from Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy.
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A.
Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language
Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language is Saul Kripke’s influential interpretation of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, especially concerning rule-following, meaning, and the possibility of a private language.
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B.
Wittgenstein’s notebooks
Wittgenstein’s notebooks are the private philosophical journals in which Ludwig Wittgenstein developed many of the ideas that later appeared in his published works, including the reflections posthumously collected in "Culture and Value."
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C.
Origins of Analytical Philosophy
Origins of Analytical Philosophy is a scholarly book by Michael Dummett that traces the historical development and foundational ideas of the analytic tradition in philosophy.
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D.
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations is a highly influential 20th-century work of philosophy that reshaped analytic philosophy through its exploration of language, meaning, and the limits of philosophical inquiry.
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E.
Frege: Philosophy of Language
Frege: Philosophy of Language is Michael Dummett’s influential book offering a comprehensive and rigorous interpretation of Gottlob Frege’s contributions to the philosophy of language and logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| about |
Wittgenstein’s method of philosophical clarification
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Wittgenstein’s views on certainty ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on epistemology ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on language ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on meaning ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on mind ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on private language ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on rule-following ⓘ Wittgenstein’s views on understanding ⓘ interpretation of Philosophical Investigations ⓘ later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| author | Norman Malcolm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
critical discussion of interpretations of Wittgenstein
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exposition of key ideas in Wittgenstein’s later philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialStance | sympathetic to Wittgenstein’s later philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective | Wittgensteinian ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Norman Malcolm’s personal acquaintance with Wittgenstein
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On Certainty ⓘ Philosophical Investigations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in philosophy of language
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scholars of analytic philosophy ⓘ students of Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir
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On Certainty ⓘ Philosophical Investigations ⓘ |
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