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Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception Avner Baz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception By Avner Baz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception by Avner Baz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)


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This Element begins with a grammatical and phenomenological characterization of Wittgensteinian 'aspects.' It concludes by proposing that aspect perception reveals the distinction between the world as perceived and the world as objectively construed, and the role we play in the constitution of the former.

Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception Summary

Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception by Avner Baz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

The perception of what he calls 'aspects' preoccupied Wittgenstein and gave him considerable trouble in his final years. The Wittgensteinian aspect defies any number of traditional philosophical dichotomies: the aspect is neither subjective (inner, metaphysically private) nor objective; it presents perceivable unity and sense that are (arguably) not (yet) conceptual; it is 'subject to the will', but at the same time is normally taken to be genuinely revelatory of the object perceived under it. This Element begins with a grammatical and phenomenological characterization of Wittgensteinian 'aspects'. It then challenges two widespread ideas: that aspects are to be identified with concepts; and that aspect perception has a continuous version that is characteristic of (normal) human perception. It concludes by proposing that aspect perception brings to light the distinction between the world as perceived and the world as objectively construed, and the role we play in the constitution of the former.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The grammar and phenomenology of Wittgensteinian aspects; 2. Aspects and concepts; 3. Aspects as perceived internal relations; 4. Continuous aspect perception?; 5. Aspects and perceptual indeterminacy; Conclusion: the significance of aspect perception; Appendix: the natural attitude and the limitations of the Wittgensteinian grammatical investigation.

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NLS9781108813150
9781108813150
1108813151
Wittgenstein on Aspect Perception by Avner Baz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)
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Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2020-11-26
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