Picture this! Words versus Images in Wittgensteinâs Nachlass

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Picture this! Words versus Images in Wittgensteinâs Nachlass

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004458437_013

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According to received opinion, Ludwig Wittgensteinâs involvement with pictures was largely confined to the âpicture theoryâ of the Tractatus. KristÃ³f NyÃri, in a series of articles, has considerably increased our awareness of the scope and subtlety of Wittgensteinâs treatment of this issue. Stepping outside the Platonist tradition and casting doubt upon writingâs privileged place in our intellectual history, NyÃriâs Wittgenstein can be seen as turning to pictorial representation as an alternative to literal culture. NyÃri has raised a point of utmost importance. A close inspection of the context of the Wittgenstein quote, supplemented by cross-references to earlier stages of the argument, will serve to focus upon the methodological importance of the issue under consideration. However, in spite of the appeal of NyÃriâs reading, it has to be set into balance. According to my understanding of the relevant remarks, they do not support a pronounced opposition between verbal and pictorial representation.

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Essays on Wittgenstein and Austrian Philosophy

In Honour of J.C. NyÃri

Series:Â Studien zur Ãsterreichischen Philosophie, Volume: 38

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In Honour of J.C. NyÃri