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Wanting to say something: aspectblindness and language. Want ing t o say somet hing: aspect -blindness and language William Day In William Day & Víctor J. Krebs (eds.), Seeing Wittgenstein Anew.

ends, one ought to read Day s remarkable 'Wanting to Say Something: Aspect-Blindness and Language'.

1 Wanting to say something: aspectblindness and language. Want ing t o say somet hing: aspect -blindness and language William Day In William Day & Víctor J. Krebs (eds.), Seeing Wittgenstein Anew. Cambridge University Press (2010) Authors William Day Le Moyne College Abstract "Lest one think that the focus on aspect-seeing in Wittgenstein is only a means to more contemporary philosophical ends, one ought to read Day s remarkable 'Wanting to Say Something: Aspect-Blindness and Language'. Day considers the issue of aspectblindness, arguing that universal aspect-blindness is impossible for beings with language. Specifically, he shows that a child s first attempt at language, at trying bloh for ball, is neither an indication that the child sees the ball for the first time, nor an indication that the child is giving a first label for an object seen all along. Rather, he shows that this attempt is an indication of the dawning of an aspect. The dawning of aspects, so common during the phase of language acquisition, becomes supplanted by language itself. Universal aspect-blindness is not humanly possible, then. Day argues that the acquisition of language results in a loss of desire for aspects (which it is possible to regain through art). Localized aspect-blindness is familiar because as language-users, we have lost our desire for aspects. Day then turns to questions about the deep purpose

2 behind Wittgenstein s style. Why are those doubting voices prominent? Why does Wittgenstein demand so often that the reader answer his questions? Day shows that these elements of Wittgenstein s style arise from a motivation to regain his own desire for aspects, and he wants to re-awaken our own desire for aspects. Day motivates us to consider aspect-seeing in order to see Wittgenstein himself anew." --Chris Weigel, Book Review of Seeing Wittgenstein Anew, Journal of the History of Philosophy 49:2 (April 2011): 263. Keywords Wittgenstein, Ludwig Philosophical Investigations Aspect-Seeing Aspect-Blindness Categ ories Ludwig Wittgenstein in 20th Century Philos ophy (categorize this paper) Options Edit this record Mark as duplicate Export citation Find it on Scholar Request removal from index Revision history D ow n l oa d op t i on s Our Archive This entry is not archived by us. If you are the author and have permission from the publisher, we recommend that you archive it. Many publishers automatically grant permission to authors to archive pre-prints. By uploading a copy of your work, you will enable us to better index it, making it easier to find. Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy Papers currently archived:

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4 Making a Case for Mirror-Neuron System Involvement in Lang uag e Development: What About Autism and Blindness? Hugo Théoret & Shirley Fecteau Behavioral and Brain Sciences 28 (2): Bertrand Russell's Philosophy of Lang uag e. Robert J. Clack The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. Chang e Blindness Blindness as Visual Metacog nition. Daniel T. Levin Journal of Consciousness Studies 9 (5-6): Wanting and Liking : Observations From the Neuroscience and Psycholog y Laboratory. Kent C. Berridge Inquiry : An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 52 (4): Wanting. T. F. Daveney Philosophical Quarterly 11 (April): On Wittg enstein's Notion of Meaning -Blindness: Its Subjective, Objective and Aesthetic Asp ects. Christian Helmut Wenzel Philosophical Investigations 33 (3): An a l yt i cs Added to PP index T otal downloads 1 ( #1,020,407 of 2,258,795 ) Recent downloads (6 months) 1 ( #410,639 of 2,258,795 ) How can I increase my downloads? Mo nthly d o wnlo ad s Sorry, there are not enough data points to plot this chart. My n ot es

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