Presenting a commentary on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, this book offers guidance to reading Wittgenstein and a methodology for interpreting his works.
The essays in this volume address central themes in Wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematics. They chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages.
This book offers a lucid and highly readable account of Wittgenstein's philosophy, framed against the background of his extraordinary life and character.
The present volume has been compiled from notes taken down at the time by three of the students: Rush Rhees, Yorick Smythies, and James Taylor.
This popular collection of Wittgenstein’s key writings represents the breadth and complexity of the philosopher’s work.
This revised edition includes an extensive new introduction in which Kenny outlines developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published and assesses Wittgenstein’s influence in the latter part of the twentieth ...
G. H. von Wright and G. E. M. Anscombe , trans . on facing pages by G. E. M. Anscombe . 2nd edn 1979 . 1961b Tractatus Logico - Philosophicus , trans . D. F. Pears and B. F. McGuinness . London : Routledge & Kegan Paul .
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A. C. Grayling's accessible introduction to Wittgenstein's work describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary ...
Moore then replied to Wittgenstein's reply, entitling his talk “P but I do not believe P.” “Moore's Paradox” addressed such propositions as “Smith left the room but I don't believe it” and “There is a fire in this room and I don't ...