Reality and Language in the Later Wittgenstein With Regard to the Views of Ilham Dilman

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Social view of language and intensifying the role of society to form meaning is among the issues which unveil the importance of Wittgenstein's thoughts in social sciences and his philosophy. In his opinion, the nature of the language, that is being expanded in society, will determine how we, i.e. empirical subjects, encounter different matters and deal with them as social actors. In this paper, I will try to investigate some of the essential questions in philosophy of social sciences from the viewpoint of the later Wittgenstein. Is social reality or reality in general, based on language and, in other words, is it being structured and shaped by society? Is there any reality, apart from empirical subjects, independently? Basically, what are the criteria to distinguish "real" from "unreal"? These are the questions that I I aim to address in this paper. Since philosophy of the later Wittgenstein is clouded with various interpretations, in parts even contradictory explanations, I will continue to provide answers to these questions with regard to the views of Ilham Dilman, one of the greatest interpreters of Wittgenstein.       

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Sociological Review
Volume 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & Summer
April 2014
Pages 121-145

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