Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: Critical Essays

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: Critical Essays
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Country
United States
Published
1 December 2006
Pages
240
ISBN
9780742541900

Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: Critical Essays

Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations is one of the great works of 20th Century philosophy, destined to join the philosophical canon. Like all great works of philosophy, it poses new problems, while creating new forms of argument and persuasion. But unlike most contemporary philosophy texts, it is not structured by chapter and section headings, but rather by numbered passages - evidence of Wittgenstein’s distinctive style and profound originality. This anthology draws together in one volume several recent essays that help to make his problems and arguments more accessible. The essays are grouped into four sections that roughly correspond to the development that one finds in the Investigations. These sections are: reference and meaning; rules and their application; the interiority of mind, and the alleged uses of private languages; and necessity and grammar. Both readers who are new to the Investigations as well as those who are familiar with Wittgenstein’s work should find these essays illuminating and engaging.

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