Universalidade e contexto : os usos da linguagem e a pretensão de validade de juízos na ética

Abstract

This study aims to understand in what ways the criticism that Wittgenstein held in Philosophical Investigations points relevant problems in determining unambiguous definitions in ethics. The main question of this research is put as follows: is it possible to find meaning in ethical discourse rejecting the claim of universality which was the basis of the classical philosophical investigations of ethics? It occupies a prominent role in this research theme around ethics in its relationship to language and, therefore, seeks to analyze the relationship between these dimensions of human knowledge. We aim to understand, in general, that assumptions in this context, support the notion of universality and how these are related to the basic concepts of ethics. Therefore, it is held a brief analysis of Tractatus Logico-Philosophical so assist in the understanding of this content in Philosophical Investigations. In the face of contemporary paradoxes about the need for ethical reflection , philosophical impasses generated with the development of philosophy of language and the constant questioning about the philosophy of limits , shown important to understand what arguments underlie one or another point. Thus, one can say whether such criticisms indicate an inevitable contextual relativism, confusion in the apprehension of concepts or merely a rebellion to break with traditional.