Negation: Bradley and Wittgenstein

Abstract

There are two main claims that Bradley makes concerning negative judgment in the Principles of Logic: (i) Negative judgment ‘stands at a different level of reflection’ from affirmative judgment. (ii) Negative judgment ‘presupposes a positive ground’. I will consider what Bradley means by these claims, and draw comparisons with Wittgenstein's views on negation as they developed between the Tractatus and the Philosophical Remarks.

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