Forms of Life and Language Games (Electronic book text)

Ludwig Wittgensteins writings inspired contemporary philosophical thinking and advanced many issues that had been addressed by traditional philosophy. The questions raised by the Viennese philosopher initiated debates on a reconsideration of philosophical terminology. This is especially true for a term that has generated at least three significant controversies since its creation and will probably generate more disputes in the following years. It is the expression form(s) of life which translates into German as Lebensform(en) and Form des Lebens. The present volume contains contributions on forms of life, language games and the influence of Wittgensteins philosophy on other scholears.