The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein / edited by Hans Sluga, David G. Stern.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sluga, Hans, editor.

Stern, David G., editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to philosophy

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is one of the most important and influential philosophers in modern times, but he is also one of the least accessible. In this volume, leading experts chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages. The essays, which are both expository and original, address central themes in Wittgenstein's writing on a wide range of topics, particularly his thinking about the mind, language, logic, and mathematics. The contributors illuminate the character of the whole body of work by focusing on key topics: the style of the philosophy, the conception of grammar contained in it, rule-following, convention, logical necessity, the self, and what Wittgenstein called, in a famous phrase, 'forms of life'. This revised edition includes a new introduction, five new essays - on Tractarian ethics, Wittgenstein's development, aspects, the mind, and time and history - and a fully updated comprehensive bibliography.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316341285

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Restricted for use by site license.