Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-955050-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 208 g

Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy is a concise and readable study of five intertwined themes at the heart of Wittgenstein's thought, written by one of his most eminent interpreters. David Pears offers penetrating investigations and lucid explications of some of the most influential and yet puzzling writings of twentieth-century philosophy. He focuses on the idea of language as a picture of the world; the phenomenon of linguistic regularity; the famous 'private language argument'; logical necessity; and ego and the self.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pears, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- 1: The Pictorial Character of Language

- 2: Linguistic Regularity

- 3: The Private Language Argument

- 4: Logical Necessity

- 5: Ego

Über Autor(innen)

David Pears is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford