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Wittgenstein in Swansea

Philosophy and Legacy

Editor(s) Alan Sandry

Paperback - £19.99

Language: English

Genre(s): Philosophy

May 2025 · 256 pages ·216x138mm

· Paperback - 9781837722259
· eBook - pdf - 9781837722266
· eBook - epub - 9781837722273

About The Book

This volume covers aspects of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s time in Swansea between 1942 and 1947. It considers his interaction with Rush Rhees, his stimulus for the Swansea School, and his broader influence on students, academics and a plethora of writers from a range of disciplines and interests. The contributors view Wittgenstein’s philosophy and legacy from different perspectives, which include explanations and assessments of Wittgenstein’s time and work at Swansea; historical and cultural scene setting; analyses of the Swansea School; literary comparisons; ideological evaluations; and a range of intimate reflections and commentaries. The volume editor additionally offers some psychogeographical observations in consideration of Wittgenstein’s present-day significance to Swansea.

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

About the Editor(s)

Author(s): Alan Sandry

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