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Knowledge, language and mind : Wittgenstein's thought in progress / edited by Antonio Marques and Nuno Venturinha.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- On Wittgenstein ; v. 1.
- On Wittgenstein ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Philosophische Untersuchungen.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
- Language and languages--Philosophy.
- Language and languages.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. Featuring essays by internationally renowned scholars, this book explores the development of Wittgenstein's ideas in the direction of the Investigations. It offers a comprehensive view of some of the most disputable issues in the study of Wittgenstein's masterpiece and reassesses its relevance within contemporary philosophical debate. Contributors: Alberto Arruda (New University of Lisbon), João Vergílio Gallerani Cuter (University of S. Paulo), P. M. S. Hacker (University of Oxford), Nathan Hauthaler (University of London), Emiliano La Licata (University of Palermo), Constantine Sandis (Oxford Brookes University), Nikolay Milkov (University of Paderborn), Maria Filomena Molder (New University of Lisbon), Jesús Padilla Gálvez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo) and Rui Sampaio da Silva (University of the Azores).
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Editors' Introduction
- Kant's Transcendental Deduction - a Wittgensteinian Critique / Hacker, P. M. S.
- Five Red Apples / Gallerani Cuter, João Vergílio
- Are "Sentence" and "Language" Blurring Concepts? / Padilla Gálvez, Jesús
- Wittgenstein's Method: The Third Phase of Its Development (1933-36) / Milkov, Nikolay
- Meaning and Rules in Wittgenstein's Philosophy / Sampaio da Silva, Rui
- Wittgenstein on Actions, Reasons and Causes / Hauthaler, Nathan
- Intention in the Investigations / Arruda, Alberto
- Propagating Meaning. Kauffman Reads Wittgenstein: A New Interpretative Paradigm? / La Licata, Emiliano
- Understanding the Lion for Real / Sandis, Constantine
- The Difference between Drawing a Conclusion and Saying: It is like this! / Molder, Maria Filomena
- Contributors
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283857031
- 1283857030
- 9783110284249
- 3110284243
- OCLC:
- 820122998
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