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The Routledge Guidebook to Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.

Wittgenstein is one of the most important and influential twentieth-century philosophers in the western tradition. In his Philosophical Investigations he undertakes a radical critique of analytical philosophy's approach to both the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. The Routledg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGinn, Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge guides to the great books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; The Routledge Guidebook to Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations; Copyright Page; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface to the second edition; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Style and method; Introduction; The idea of grammatical investigation; The rejection of philosophical theories; Philosophy as therapy; ' ... the philosophical problems should completely disappear'; References and further reading; 2. Wittgenstein's critique of Augustine; Introduction; 'Five red apples'; 'Block!', 'Pillar!', 'Slab!', 'Beam!'; Meaning and use; Ostensive definition.
  • Everything lies open to viewReferences and further reading; 3. Rules and rule-following; Introduction; Kripke on Wittgenstein and rule-following; Responses to Kripke: Wright versus McDowell; The connection between meaning and use; Meaning and understanding; The connection between a rule and its application; The logical 'must'; References and further reading; 4. Privacy and private language; Introduction; The idea of a private language; Our ordinary sensation language; The private language argument; The role of private ostensive definition in our ordinary sensation language.
  • Thought: catching reality in its netWishing and expecting; Intending; References and further reading; 8. Seeing and seeing aspects; Introduction; The visual room; Seeing and seeing-as; Seeing and describing what you see; References and further reading; Bibliography; Index.