James C. Klagge

James C. Klagge, Professor

Department of Philosophy

413 War Memorial Hall, 370 Drillfield Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24061

James C. Klagge is a professor in the Department of Philosophy. He has recently completed two book projects. Tractatus in Context is a commentary and sourcebook of material that influenced Wittgenstein in writing the Tractatus, along with early reviews of the Tractatus and Wittgenstein’s retrospective comments. Wittgenstein’s Artillery is about how Wittgenstein’s attitude to his audience evolved over time and how he became concerned with the ways his readers and students responded to his ideas.

For further information, please visit Professor Klagge’s personal website.

Principal Areas of Research Focus

Ludwig Wittgenstein
Moral Philosophy
Metaphysics
Ancient Greek Philosophy

Education

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1983
AB, College of William and Mary, 1976

Professional Roles

Member, APA
Advisory Board, Publications from the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen
Advisory Board, Nordic Wittgenstein Studies Book Series
Advisory Board, University of Iowa Tractatus Map

Awards and Honors

“Favorite Faculty” Award, from Housing and Residence Life, Division of Student Affairs, VT, April 2016.
Nannie B. Hairston Community Service Award, Montgomery County-Radford City-Floyd County NAACP, October 2018.
Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship Award, CLAHS, VT
Guest Professor, University of Bergen Wittgenstein Archives, Bergen, Norway