Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Critical Guide (Cambridge Critical Guides) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521886139 ISBN 13: 9780521886130

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Published in 1953, Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations had a deeply unsettling effect upon our most basic philosophical ideas concerning thought, sensation and language. Its claim that philosophical questions of meaning necessitate a close analysis of the way we use language continues to influence Anglo-American philosophy today. However, its compressed and dialogic prose is not always easy to follow. This collection of essays deepens but also challenges our understanding of the work's major themes, such as the connection between meaning and use, the nature of concepts, thought and intentionality, and language games. Bringing together leading philosophers and Wittgenstein scholars, it offers a genuinely critical approach and demonstrating Wittgenstein's relevance for contemporary philosophy. This volume will appeal to readers interested in the later Wittgenstein, in addition to those interested in the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mind, metaphysics and epistemology.

About this title

Book Description:

This collection of essays deepens but also challenges our understanding of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, revisiting major themes such as the connection between meaning and use, the nature of concepts, thought and intentionality, and language games. Its genuinely critical approach demonstrates Wittgenstein's relevance for contemporary philosophy.

About the Author:

Arif Ahmed is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Saul Kripke (2007).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521886139
• ISBN 13: 9780521886130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Ahmed Arif