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An edition of How to read Wittgenstein (2005)

How to Read Wittgenstein

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A short introduction to major topics of Wittgensteins philosophy, in chronological order.

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Publisher
Granta Books
Language
English
Pages
114

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Cover of: How to read Wittgenstein
How to read Wittgenstein
2005, Norton
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: How to read Wittgenstein
How to read Wittgenstein
2005, Norton
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: How to Read Wittgenstein
How to Read Wittgenstein
2005, Granta Books
in English

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First Sentence

"This series is based on a very simple, but novel idea. ... Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was by universal agreement one of the greatest and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century."

Table of Contents

Series Editor Foreword
Page vii
Introduction
Page 1
1. Logic, science and business
Page 3
2. Clearing up philosophy in three words
Page 15
3. Picturing the world
Page 34
4. What is a proposition
Page 44
5. What is philosophy
Page 52
6. The disintegration of logical form
Page 54
7. The new philosophy: giving up the crystalline purity of logic
Page 61
8. Language games
Page 69
9. Can there be a private language
Page 83
10. Reading Wittgenstein in the right spirit
Page 94
11. Understanding others, understanding ourselves: imponderable evidence
Page 99
Chronology
Page 107
Suggestions for further reading
Page 109
Index
Page 111

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-110) and index.

Published in
London, UK
Series
How to read (London, England)
Genre
philosophy

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
192
Library of Congress
B3376.W56 M66 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 114 p. ;
Number of pages
114

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22620008M
ISBN 10
186207724X
Library Thing
566041
Goodreads
822736

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