Wittgenstein and Pragmatism

Anna Boncompagni (University of California, Irvine) works mainly on Wittgenstein’s later philosophy and on pragmatism, and is also interested in phenomenology, the history of analytic philosophy, and the philosophy of psychiatry. Her previous publications include “Elucidating Forms of Life: The Evolution of a Philosophical Tool”, Nordic Wittgenstein Review (2015) and Wittgenstein: Lo Sguardo e il Limite (2012).

• Series Editor Foreword.- Foreword.- Acknowledgments.- List of Abbreviations.- 1. Introduction. ‘A kind of Weltanschauung’.- PART I – BEFORE ON CERTAINTY.- 2. Chapter 1. Pragmatism in Wittgenstein before On Certainty.- PART II – ON CERTAINTY.- 3. Chapter 2. Reasonable doubts and unshakable certainties.- 4. Chapter 3. Common sense and Weltbild.- 5. Chapter 4. Action and the pragmatic maxim.- PART III – BROADENING THE PERSPECTIVE.- 6. Chapter 5. From ground to background.- 7. Chapter 6. Between method and Weltanschauung.- 8. Conclusion. ‘I’ll teach you differences’.- Bibliography.- Index.

“It would be interesting to see how Wittgenstein’s unique style can be derived from a theory-neutral perspective that is perhaps more pragmatic than what was offered by the pragmatists, insofar as it is committed to no theory except to the extent that it helps us to avoid confusions.” (Cayla Clinkenbeard, Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, Vol. 39 (2), 2019)