ABSTRACT

I demonstrate that analogies, both explicit and implicit, between Wittgenstein’s discussions of rituals, aesthetics, and aspect-perception have important payoffs in terms of understanding his notion of a ‘surveyable representation’ (übersichtliche Darstellung) as it applies to phenomena that are not exclusively grammatical in nature. In particular, I argue that a surveyable representation of various anthropological and aesthetic facts allows us to see, qua form of aspect-perception, internal relations and formal connections, so that the inner nature of a ritual or the solution of an aesthetic puzzle is exhibited. This particular form of seeing both explains why Wittgenstein thought that hypothetical explanations about the origins of a ritual are irrelevant to appreciating its meaning and elucidates his understanding of rituals, which involves seeing ‘internal relations’ and ‘formal connections’. The upshots of the account for work in anthropology are discussed.

摘要

我证明了维特根斯坦关于仪式、美学和方面知觉的讨论之间的类比，无论是明确的还是隐含的，在理解他的“可调查表征”( übersichtliche Darstellung ) 概念方面都有重要的收获，因为它适用于不完全是现象的现象语法性质。特别是，我认为，对各种人类学和美学事实的可调查表示使我们能够看到，作为方面知觉、内部关系和形式联系的形式，从而展示仪式的内在本质或审美难题的解决方案。这种看到两者的特殊形式解释了为什么维特根斯坦认为关于仪式起源的假设解释与理解其意义无关，并阐明了他对仪式的理解，这涉及看到“内部关系”和“形式联系”。讨论了人类学工作的结果。