Starting with Wittgenstein / Chon Tejador.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tejador, Chon.

Series:

Starting with...

Continuum's starting with

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

x, 183 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

Ludwig Wittgenstein was arguably the most important and influential philosopher of the twentieth century. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Wittgenstein provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker.

Thematically structured, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of Wittgenstein's thought, resulting in a more thorough understanding of the roots of his philosophical concerns. Offering coverage of the full range of Wittgenstein's earlier and later work, the book emphasizes the relationship between his treatment of language and his treatment of the other major questions in philosophy. Crucially the book introduces the major thinkers whose work proved influential in the development of Wittgenstein's thought, including Frege, Russell and Schopenhauer. This is the ideal introduction for anyone coming to the work of this challenging thinker for the first time. Book jacket.

Contents:

Language and logic

Thoughts and the self

Logic and ethics

Language and use

Rules and meaning

Sensations and private languages.

ISBN:

9781847061416

1847061419

9781847061423

1847061427

OCLC:

639574704