Wittgenstein by William Child (English) Paperback Book

Wittgenstein by William Child

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Description Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is considered by most philosophers - even those who do not share his views - to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th century. This superb introduction and overview of Wittgenstein's life and work is essential reading for anyone coming to his philosophy for the first time.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is considered by most philosophers - even those who do not share his views - to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th century. His contributions to the philosophy of language, mind, meaning and psychology - as well as to logic, mathematics and epistemology - permanently altered the philosophical landscape, and his Tractatus Logico Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations continue to be studied in philosophy departments around in the world. In this superb introduction and overview of Wittgenstein's life and work, William Child discusses: Wittgenstein's early work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, including his account of language and thought Wittgenstein's subsequent rejection of some of the central doctrines of the Tractatus Wittgenstein's later philosophy intentionality and rule-following philosophy of mind and psychology in Philosophical Investigations knowledge and certainty, and Wittgenstein's final work philosophy of religion the legacy and influence of Wittgenstein's ideas in philosophy, and beyond.Including a chronology, glossary, and helpful conclusions to each chapter, Wittgenstein is essential reading for anyone coming to Wittgenstein's philosophy for the first time.

Author Biography

William Child is a University Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK, and Fellow & Tutor in Philosophy at University College, Oxford. He is author of Causality, Interpretation, and the Mind (1994), and co-editor (with with David Charles) of Wittgensteinian Themes: Essays in Honour of David Pears (2001).

Details ISBN 041531206X ISBN-13 9780415312066 Title Wittgenstein Author William Child Format Paperback Year 2011 Pages 298 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:97359679; About Us

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