Universität Wien

180060 SE Wittgenstein Philosophical Investigations (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The first session (March 7th) will be digital!

  • Monday 07.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 14.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 21.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 28.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 04.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 25.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 02.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 09.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 16.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 23.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 30.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 13.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 20.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
  • Monday 27.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This is an introductory seminar to Wittgenstein’s PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS. We will concentrate on paragraphs 1 to 268 and discuss the problem of rule-following, the private language argument, and the idea of language games.
We will make use of Wittgensteins NACHLASS (literary remains), particularly Ms 142 and Ms 166, available via wittgensteinsource.org.
To partly re-create the method Wittgenstein used to develop his ideas, students will keep a blog and note their development throughout the seminar. One of our concerns will be the question what it means to interpret a philosophical text.

Method: Preparatory reading of selected essays and sections from the PI, joint weekly discussions in class. Guidance to writing a seminar thesis.

IMPORTANT: This seminar is part of the study focus on LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN, but can also be attended without such a focus. The format of the written seminar paper corresponds to the specifications that apply to a lecture submitted to the International Wittgenstein Symposium in Kirchberg am Wechsel: max. length of 2,500 words (including abstract and references), lecture duration max. 30 minutes. Students are also encouraged to adhere to the formal requirements for such a submission.

Assessment and permitted materials

Your active participation in class discussions is part of your final grade, you will be expected to hand in two short written papers or produce an audio/video podcast. On top of this each student must keep a ‘Lerntagebuch’ (reading notes in form of an online blog) and is expected to write a final seminar paper as outlined above.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Erasmus+ students beware: This course is taught in German! You may write your assignments in English, but must be prepared to discuss matters in German.

70% of your final grade will be based on two short written assignments, your blog and the seminar paper, 30% are based on your participation in class discussions. I will expect you to follow my style-sheet for any written homework. The seminar paper should not exceed 2,500 words and follow the GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society. – All partial submissions (excerpt/commentary, blog and se-paper) are required items for achieving a positive grade.
By registering for this seminar, you tacitly agree to having all your electronic submissions checked by Turnitin.

Examination topics

This is a seminar, thus no final exam. You will be required to read and work with the texts supplied via Moodle. Most of our discussions will be based on the reading list below.

Reading list

Gebauer, Gunter (2009): Wittgensteins anthropologisches Denken. München: C.H. Beck.
Raatzsch, Richard (2003): Eigentlich Seltsames: Wittgensteins PHILOSOPHISCHE UNTERSUCHUNGEN. Band 1: Einleitung und Kommentar PU 1-64. Paderborn: Schöningh.
Stern, David G. (2004): Wittgenstein’s PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS. An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1984): Tractatus logico philosophicus/Tagebücher 1914-1916/Philosophische Untersuchungen (= Werkausgabe Band 1). Frankfurt a. Main: Suhrkamp.

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