Wittgenstein in Swansea - Philosophy and Legacy — Philosophy and Legacy

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Ludwig Wittgenstein oedd un o brif athronwyr yr ugeinfed ganrif. Rhwng 1942 a 1947, mynychodd Abertawe yn rheolaidd ar gyfer gwaith a hamdden. Mae cyfranwyr y gyfrol hon yn asesu'r cyfnod hwnnw yng ngoleuni ei waddol nodedig.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century. Between 1942 and 1947, he regularly attended Swansea for work and leisure. The contributors to this volume assess that period in consideration of his remarkable legacy.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1 - Wittgenstein : The Swansea Years, 1942-1947 by Ray Monk Chapter 2 - The Cultural Milieu of Swansea in the 1930s and 1940s by Jeff Towns Chapter 3 - The Place of Swansea on the Road to Philosophical Investigations by Jonathan Smith Chapter 4 - ‘It’s good to be away from Cambridge & to be here, & among friendly people.’ – Wittgenstein’s letters to Ben Richards and his philosophical work in Swansea by Alfred Schmidt Chapter 5 – The ‘Swansea School’ by Mario von der Ruhr Chapter 6 - JR Jones and Wittgenstein: Resisting the Demise of the Welsh-language ‘Neighbourhood’ by Huw Williams Chapter 7 - Wittgenstein, Communitarianism, and Welsh Cultural-Linguistic Identity by Rhianwen Daniel Chapter 8 - ‘Change and decay in all around I see’: The Wittgenstein School of English at Swansea by M. Wynn Thomas Chapter 9 - Strange Country: The Cosmopolitan Particularism of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ralph Ellison by Daniel G. Williams Chapter 10 - The Psychogeography of Swansea as a Stimulus for Wittgenstein’s Cerebration by Alan Sandry Chapter 11 – Wittgenstein, Rhees and Philosophy: James Kelman in conversation Chapter 12 - Family Recollections of Wittgenstein in Swansea by Jamie Bill Wittgenstein’s Swansea Legacy and Contemporary Relevance: Afterword by Alan Sandry Bibliography

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Alan Sandry is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Strategy at Swansea University.