Wittgenstein: Opening Investigations

Wittgenstein: Opening Investigations
ISBN-10
1118978390
ISBN-13
9781118978399
Series
Wittgenstein
Category
Philosophy
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2015-05-26
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Michael Luntley

Description

In this provocatively compelling new book, Michael Luntley offers a revolutionary reading of the opening section of Wittgenstein?s Philosophical Investigations Critically engages with the most recent exegetical literature on Wittgenstein and other state-of-the-art philosophical work Encourages the re-incorporation of Wittgenstein studies into the mainstream philosophical conversation Has profound consequences for how we go on to read the rest of Wittgenstein?s major work Makes a significant contribution not only to the literature on Wittgenstein, but also to studies in philosophy of language

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