Ludwig Wittgenstein: Prospects for Contemporary Practical Philosophy

The international conference «Ludwig Wittgenstein: Prospects for Contemporary Practical Philosophy» were held at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow on December 11-13, 2014.

Does Wittgenstein's injunction to “silence” on certain ethical matters prevent his being a thinker of the ethical stakes of philosophy? It is not easy to single the religious and ethical agenda out of Wittgenstein’s contradictory heritage. He had a lifelong interest in religion and claimed to see every problem from a religious point of view, but never committed himself to any formal religion. His various remarks on ethics also suggest a particular point of view, and Wittgenstein often spoke of ethics and religion together. What is the nature of goodness? Can value or meaning the world be found in the world itself? What makes the difference between a happy world and an unhappy one ? Why is there no answer to the problem of life – the solution is the disappearance of the problem? Can the rule-following paradox be solved? What are the relations between the language and the activity? All these and many other questions were analyzed by the conference participants.

• JoaquínJareño. EL SILENCIO DE LA RAZÓN  Joaquín Jareño WITTGENSTEIN RUSIA.pdf
• Yuri Vasilenko. Wittgenstein's philosophy: transcultural communication problems
  
• Antonia Soulez. What kind of efficiency can be expected from a method of description as a praxis? (на англ. яз.) Soulez A. What kind of efficiency.pdf
• Valery Sourovtsev "Important nonsense": F.P. Ramsey on practical philosophy of L. Wittgenstein

• Kirill Rodin. On saying nothing: Wittgenstein’s ethics and a resolute reading of the Tractatus Родин_К.А._Аннотация.pdf
• Victor Gorbatov. ‘The world of the happy man’ and ‘the world of the unhappy man': an explication of Tractatus’ Axiology in modal terms
• Sergey Katrechko. Was Wittgenstein a transcendentalist? "New" existential (solipsistic) transcendentalism katr_witt2014-p_abstract.pdf
• Tatiana Levina. Wittgenstein and Malevich: apophatism and religious metaphysics Levina T. Wittgenstein and Malevich apophatism and religious metaphysics.pdf
• Natalia Smolyanskaya. Wittgenstein's Philosophical Grammar and the principles of seriality in contemporary visual arts (Michal Rovner, Braco Dimitrijević, Bruce Nauman) Smolyanskaya-abstract philos gram seriality wittg.pdf

• Daria Shamis. Wittgenstein on the Specific of Moral Knowledge Abstract_Шамис.pdf, Шамис - тезисы.pdf

• Konstantin Shishov. Metaphysical Subject and Ethical Orientation to World Abstract_Шишов.pdf
• Ilya Pavlov. L. Wittgenstein’s Conception of Subjectivity as Fundamental Ontology Abstract_Павлов.pdf,  Павлов - тезисы.pdf
• Alexander Mishura. Wittgenstein versus All: Criticism of Causalism and Volitionism in “Philosophical Investigations” Abstract_Мишура.pdf
• Gleb Kotenko. Early Wittgenstein’s Ethics Abstract_Котенко.pdf
• Anastasia Torbeeva. Ineffability of Religious Faith in Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein

• Maxim Miroshnichenko. Logical Form, Grammar and Phenomenology: Wittgenstein on Understanding Music Abstract_Мирошниченко.pdf

In the final discussion after the event organizers and participants of the conference agreed that it is necessary to continue the critical analysis of practical philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein in the context of the various areas of modern social and humanitarian studies, and develop joint projects dedicated to this research.