Wittgenstein's form of life (To imagine a form of life, I) / David Kishik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kishik, David.

Series:

Continuum studies in British philosophy.

Continuum studies in British philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wittgenstein's Form of Life reveals the intricate relationship between language and life throughout Ludwig Wittgenstein's work. Drawing on the entire corpus of his writings, David Kishik offers a synoptic view of Wittgenstein's evolving thought by considering the notion of form of life as its vanishing center. The book takes its cue from the idea that 'to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life', in order to present the first holistic account of Wittgenstein's philosophy in the spirit of a new wave of interpretations, pioneered by Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond and James Conant. It is

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: World; Chapter 1 Form; Chapter 2 Picture; Chapter 3 Meaning; Chapter 4 Philosophy; Chapter 5 Grammar; Chapter 6 Certainty; Epilogue: Threshold; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-144) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-87468-3

9786612874680

1-4411-4651-2

OCLC:

680017873