An Investigation of Wittgenstein’s Non-Extensionalist Understanding of the Real Numbers

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030484804

Authors: Floyd, Juliet, Mühlhölzer, Felix

• Examines the annotations that Ludwig Wittgenstein made to his copy of G.H. Hardy’s classic textbook, A Course of Pure Mathematics
• Features images of the annotations
• Explores Wittgenstein’s later philosophy of mathematics as applied to the real numbers

Call for Paper
International Conference and Graduate Workshops

“Wittgenstein and Feminism: Ordinary Language Philosophy’s Contribution to Feminist Theory and Practice”

Date: March 26th – 27th, 2021

Location: Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

International Conference and Graduate Workshops
“Wittgenstein and Feminism: Ordinary Language Philosophy’s Contribution to Feminist Theory and Practice”
Organized by Mickaëlle Provost (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France; Conference), Jasmin Trächtler (Bergen Network for Women in Philosophy, University of Bergen, Norway; Conference, Workshops), Sandra Laugier (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France; Conference), and Carlota Salvador Megias (University of Bergen, Norway; Workshops)

Date: March 26th – 27th, 2021
Location: Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

Keynotes:
Caterina Botti (University of Rome — La Spienza, Italy)
Alice Crary (New School for Social Research, New York, USA) Chon Tejedor (University of Valencia, Spain)

Over the past thirty years, we have seen what a rich resource Wittgenstein’s philosophy can be for feminist epistemology and praxis. By emphasizing the myriad ways we use language in different contexts, Wittgenstein’s work encourages its readers to pay attention to the particularities of ordinary, situated uses of language and to the complexities attendant upon our linguistic practices. In fact, Wittgenstein conceived of language itself as a practice, and philosophy’s task as that of describing and making explicit the ways in which language and reality intertwine. Philosophy should not then seek to explain the metaphysical foundations of language, but to clarify the forms of our speech, the functions speech fulfills in different contexts, and the ways in which speech permits people to come together.
For these reasons, Wittgenstein’s philosophy has been a fruitful starting point for a number of developments within feminist thought. Attention to particulars, and an emphasis upon descriptions of ordinary language use, have led to new directions in moral philosophy, among them the ethics of care. (Gilligan, 1982, Baier, 1995; Crary, 2007; Laugier et Paperman, 2006) Wittgenstein’s notions of “forms of life” and “language-games” have been used to reflect upon collective feminist practices, the social construction of subjectivities, and the very fabric of our lived experience. (Shemman et O’Connor, 2002; Das, 2020; Moi 2017). Finally, ordinary language philosophy — a philosophical movement inspired by the later Wittgenstein’s work — has given us the tools to attend to our linguistic practices with an eye to eradicating linguistic sexism, inclusive of inventing new ways of talking about and performing our selfhood. (Gérardin-Laverge, 2018) The utility of Wittgenstein’s work is thus twofold: It helps us, on the one hand, to clarify the particular epistemologies and philosophical methodologies employed by feminist theory; and, on the other, to better grasp political problems tied to our public discourses, discrete acts of speech, and the gendered aspects of our language. It accomplishes this in part by giving us the latitude to be more attentive to lived, embodied experiences of linguistic practice (ex., the tone of voice we use, the rhythm of our speech, our body language, etc.).

The aim of this event is to expand this inquiry while highlighting the Franco-Norwegian exchange on the importance of Wittgenstein’s thought for feminism. In France and Norway, Wittgenstein’s philosophy is used not only to reflect upon feminist methodologies and feminist epistemology, but also to investigate the intersections between language and ideology — their co-construction, as well as language’s subversions, reversals, and refusals of ideology — using a contextualized approach. We will attend to the plurality of feminist readings of Wittgenstein’s later work, their utility to feminist theory and practice, and the tensions that may arise between these and other post-structuralist (Butler 1990, 1997) or materialist approaches (Greco 2018; Marignier 2020) to discourse.

This is a two-part event.
The conference will focus on the following:
1) First, feminist reappropriations of Wittgenstein’s work within moral philosophy and feminist
ethics; how these might relate to the distinction between ethics and politics; and the importance of Wittgenstein’s philosophy as a resource for feminist epistemology.

2) Second, the ways in which Wittgenstein’s philosophy might help us to clarify the ideological (sexist) dimensions of our language; feminist subversions of such language; and linguistic inventions and interventions that undermine or outright undo the relationship between gender and language. This includes everyday dimensions of linguistic practice such as speaking out or being forced to remain silent; the rhythm and tone of one’s voice; the body language attendant upon one’s speech, etc.
3) Third, points of agreement, tension, and revision between these and other approaches to the philosophy of language, such as linguistic phenomenology, post-structuralism, and materialist analyses of discourse. We ask, Is a Wittgensteinian attention to linguistic practice compatible with a conception of language as an ideologically-constructed system of discourse?
Workshops will involve close discussion of pre-circulated papers in small groups, each featuring one of our keynotes. We particularly welcome submissions that touch upon the themes listed for the conference. The Bergen Network for Women in Philosophy has hosted two such workshops in the past — please see this website for more information.

We invite submissions from women and members of all other marginalized gender identities. To apply for the conference, please fill out this form. To apply for the workshops, please fill out this form. For the workshops, we ask that you currently be enrolled in a graduate program (masters or doctorate) or have completed a graduate degree within the past year. This is not a requirement for the conference. You may apply to both the conference and the workshops, but if you do so, we ask that you submit two separate, distinct papers. Papers submitted to the workshops may be works in progress. All submissions must be in English. There is no registration fee.

Applications for both the conference and workshops are due by December 1st, 2020. All successful applicants to the workshops should be ready to submit full papers by February 1st, 2021. There is no such requirement for successful conference applicants. Questions and submissions for the conference should be directed to Mickaëlle Provost (mickaelle.provost@univ-paris1.fr) and Jasmin Trächtler (jasmin.traechtler@uib.no). Questions about the workshops should be directed to Carlota Salvador Megias (cme012@uib.no).

Two-day International Webinar on “DETERMINACY AND INDETERMINACY IN MEANING: FROM WITTGENSTEIN’S PERSPECTIVES” organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of Gour Banga on 13th & 14th OCTOBER, 2020 [7 pm (IST), 2:30 pm UK Time onwards].
We are extremely delighted to have Professor Daniele Moyal-Sharrock, President of the British Wittgenstein Society as one of the speakers of the webinar. I am sorry to convey about this event so late as our university is having the terminal and supplementary Postgraduate and Undergraduate examinations through online modes, and we are extremely engaged in the process. As a member of the BWS, it is my pleasure to invite you and other members of the society and any interested scholar to this webinar. In case you fail to join at the Google Meet, YouTube links are also provided here. Even if the interested persons are not able to join, we will record the programme and later on will send the YouTube link. The poster and the schedule of the event are attached herewith. WIsh you good health and prosperity.
With warm regards,
Purbayan JhaEmail: purbayan.jha@gmail.comCoordinatorDepartment of PhilosophyUniversity of Gour BangaMalda, West Bengal, India, 732103
Google Meet link for Day 1 (13 Oct.):https://meet.google.com/viv-vpgj-noz
Google Meet link for Day 2 (14 Oct.):https://meet.google.com/pug-yoon-vus
YouTube link for Day 1 (13 Oct.):https://youtu.be/G8D_iddKJhU
YouTube link for Day 2 (14 Oct.):https://youtu.be/JyM15DCQHVI

• ANTHEM STUDIES IN WITTGENSTEIN

Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein publishes new and classic works on Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinian philosophy. This book series aims to bring Wittgenstein’s thought into the mainstream by highlighting its relevance to 21st century concerns. Titles include original monographs, themed edited volumes, forgotten classics, biographical works and books intended to introduce Wittgenstein to the general public. The series is published in association with the British Wittgenstein Society. 

Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein sets out to put in place whatever measures may emerge as necessary in order to carry out the editorial selection process purely on merit and to counter bias on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and other characteristics protected by law. These measures include subscribing to the British Philosophical Association/Society for Women in Philosophy (UK) Good Practice Scheme. 

Series Editor 
Constantine Sandis – University of Hertfordshire, UK 

Editorial Board 
Hanne K. Appelqvist – University of Turku, Finland 
Maria Balaska – University of Hertfordshire, UK 
Adrian Brockless – British Wittgenstein Society, UK 
Bill Child – University College, University of Oxford, UK 
David Cockburn – Welsh Philosophical Society, UK 
Juliet Floyd – Boston University, USA 
Hans-Johann Glock – University of Zurich, Switzerland 
Ian Ground – British Wittgenstein Society, UK 
Garry Hagberg – Bard College, USA 
Richard H. Harper – University of Lancaster, UK 
Daniel Hutto – University of Wollongong, Australia 
Edward Kanterian – Kent University, UK 
James C. Klagge – Virginia Tech, USA 
Oskari Kuusela – University of East Anglia, UK 
Sandra Laugier – University of Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France 
Mathieu Marion – University of Quebec, Canada 
Ray Monk – University of Southampton, UK 
Daniele Moyal-Sharrock – University of Hertfordshire, UK 
Stephen Mulhall – New College, University of Oxford, UK 
Alois Pichler – University of Bergen, Norway 
John Preston – University of Reading, UK 
Duncan Pritchard – University of California, Irvine, USA 
Genia Schonbaumsfeld – University of Southampton, UK 
Joachim Schulte – University of Zurich, Switzerland 
Severin Schroeder – University of Reading, UK 
Paul Standish – UCL Institute of Education, UK 
Chon Tejedor – University of Valencia, Spain 
Dawn Wilson – University of Hull, UK 
Rachael Wiseman – University of Liverpool, UK 

Proposals 
We welcome submissions of proposals for challenging and original works from emerging and established scholars that meet the criteria of our series. We make prompt editorial decisions. Our titles are published in print and e-book editions and are subject to peer review by recognized authorities in the field. Should you wish to send in a proposal, please contact us at:proposal@anthempress.com