THE CONCEPTION OF FAMILY RESEMBLANCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WITTGENSTEIN'S CONCEPTION OF ETHICS

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  • Matheus Colares do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Santa Catarian (UFSC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/27639657.2022.2.1.6721

Keywords:

Wittgenstein, Ethics, Conception of Family Resemblances, Standard Reading

Abstract

This paper’s goal is to argue against the standard reading on the development of Wittgenstein’s conception of ethics, in particular, against the role it ascribes to the conception of family resemblances in this context. According to the proponents of this reading Wittgenstein’s conception of language in the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (TLP) restricts his conception of ethics. Thus it makes both conception incompatible. This incompatibility could only be resolved with the development of his conception of language, which permitted a more overt treatment towards ethics, especially because of the conception of family resemblances. For these authors, this leads to a change in Wittgenstein’s conception of ethics. Against this reading we will argue that, in fact, there is a strong sense of continuity in Wittgenstein’s conception of ethics. For, as we will show, Wittgenstein reiterates key-points of this conception even in his later thoughts, such as, the non-empirical and necessary nature of ethics. We will then conclude that this conception is recontextualized in the discussion regarding the conception of family resemblances.

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Author Biography

Matheus Colares do Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarian (UFSC)

Mestre em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarian. E-mail: matheuscolares12@gmail.com. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0366926606317355

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2022-07-26

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Colares do Nascimento, M. (2022). THE CONCEPTION OF FAMILY RESEMBLANCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WITTGENSTEIN’S CONCEPTION OF ETHICS. Revista Paranaense De Filosofia, 2(1), 301–327. https://doi.org/10.33871/27639657.2022.2.1.6721

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): RPFilo

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XIII Colóquio de Filosofia da UNESPAR - 100 anos do Tractatus de Wittgenstein

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