A. C. Grayling (Reader in Philosophy, Reader in Philosophy, Birkbec

Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

A. C. Grayling's accessible introduction to Wittgenstein's work describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 176mm x 113mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 144g
• ISBN-13: 9780192854117
• ISBN-10: 0192854119
• Artikelnr.: 21362272

Autorenporträt

A. C. Grayling is Reader in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Sumernumary Fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford. He is the author of An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, the Refutation of Scepticism, and Berkeley: The central arguments, and editor of Philosophy: A guide through the subject and Philosophy 2: Further through the subject.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Life and character
The early philosophy
2: Aims and background
3: The argument of the Tractatus
4: Some comments and questions
5: The influence of the early philosophy
The later philosophy
6: The transitional period
7: Method, meaning, and use
8: Understanding and rule following
9: 'Forms of life', private language, and criteria
10: Mind and knowledge
11: Some reflections and comments
12: Wittgenstein and recent philosophy
Further reading
Index