Wittgenstein on Aesthetic Understanding

This book investigates the significance of Wittgensteins philosophy for aesthetic understanding. Focusing on the aesthetic elements of Wittgensteins philosophical work, the authors explore connections to contemporary currents in aesthetic thinking and the illuminating power of Wittgensteins philosophy when considered in connection with the interpretation of specific works of literature, music, and the arts. Taken together, the chapters presented here show what aesthetic understanding consists of and the ways we achieve it, how it might be articulated, and why it is important. At a time of strong renewal of interest in Wittgensteins contributions to the philosophy of mind and language, this book offers insight into the connections between philosophical-psychological and linguistic issues and the understanding of the arts.