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Georg Henrik von Wright
First published in 1963, Varieties of Goodness presents analysis of the concept of value and its relations with the neighbouring concepts of fact and norm. This is a must read…
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The intellectual autobiography of von Wright, the renowned Scandinavian philosopher, born in Helsinki in 1916. The work also contains 32 major criticisms of his ideas and von Wright’s replies to…
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Proceedings of the von Wright conference at the Center for Intedisciplinary Studies in Bielefeld, April 26 to 27, 1996. Georg Henrik von Wright, born 1916, is an important analytical philosopher…
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The philosophical thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein continues to have a profound influence that transcends barriers between philosophical disciplines and reaches beyond philosophy itself.
This collection of essays presents a systematic and up-to-date survey of the main aspects of Georg Henrik von Wright’s philosophy, tracing the general humanistic leitmotiv to be found in his…
Georg Henrik Von Wright
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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One of the most important and enduring puzzles in philosophy, the problem of induction has challenged some of history's greatest thinkers. In this insightful work, Georg Henrik von Wright provides…
Ota Weinberger
The philosophical basis of the logic of norm sentences and of other systems of practical thinking (formal teleology, axiology, logic of preferences) is discussed. The book addresses readers interested in…
Making extensive use of unique archival resources this collection presents, for the first time, an in-depth study of the work and influence of Wittgenstein’s original literary heirs, Rush Rhees, Elizabeth…
von Wright Georg Henrik
This volume distinguishes between two main traditions in the philosophy of science - the aristotelian and the galilean. It then traces the complex history of these competing traditions as they…
G. H. von Wright
Distinguishes between two traditions in the philosophy of science - the aristotelian, stresses on explanation in terms of purpose and intentionality, and the galilean, which takes causal explanation as primary…
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G. H. von Wrigth
Explanation and Understanding, perhaps von Wright’s best-known book, showed the influence of Wittgenstein, but marked a clean break with the positivism of his youth. He suggested that human action could…
Making extensive use of unique archival resources this collection presents, for the first time, an in-depth study of the work and influence of Wittgenstein's original literary heirs, Rush Rhees, Elizabeth…
