PHI 8346 Wittgenstein
Exploration of the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein through study of his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations. Exploration of problems dealt with in the Tractatus, including logical atomism, realism about language, the picture theory and the philosophical significance of solipsism. Treatment in the Investigations of such topics as the first person, other minds, sensation, private language, skepticism, meaning and understanding, being guided, thinking
and intending.