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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Baker, Gordon P
• Hacker, P. M. S

Titel

Wittgenstein : understanding and meaning [electronic resource]. Part II. Exegegis 1-184

Auflage

2nd ed

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• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Part II: Exegesis; Abbreviations; The history of the composition of the Philosophical Investigations; An overview of the structure and argument of the Philosophical Investigations; Exegesis; The Title; The Motto; The Preface; Chapter 1 The Augustinian conception of language (§§1–27(a)); Chapter 2 Illusions of naming: ostensive definition, logically proper names, simples and samples, and analysis (§§27(b)–64); Chapter 3 Family resemblance, determinacy of sense, and the quest for essence (§§65–88)
• Chapter 4 Philosophy (§§89–133)Chapter 5 The general propositional form (§§134–142); Chapter 6 Understanding and ability (§§143–84); Index;
• Published to widespread acclaim between 1980 and 1996, the monumental four- volume Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations has become the definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's masterpiece. This revised edition of Volume I, Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning, which itself comprises two parts ('Essays' and 'Exegesis ??1-184'), takes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written. Following G.P. Baker's death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised both parts, rewriting many sections completely and often proposing fresh interp
• English