The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's Philosophy: v. 1 (The False Prison: Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's Philosophy) - Hardcover

Pears, David F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198247710 ISBN 13: 9780198247715

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1987

Synopsis

The author presents the general and the particular within a relatively constant framework, thereby making Wittgenstein's thought more accessible to students of philosophy and to non-specialists.

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Review

Praise for Volume I "A profound, scholarly and illuminating study....The idea of a definitive study of the work of any great philosopher is, no doubt, illusory....But it is reasonable to think that, when the second volume of Pears's work is added to the first, we shall have something that comes, for its time, as near as possible to that unattainable ideal."--P.F. Strawson"As a secondary source on the character of Wittgenstein's philosophy, this is among the best. Moreover, few studies of Wittgenstein by a single author attempt to be so comprehensive. Likely to become a basic part of Wittgenstein collections. Recommended for readers at all levels."--Choice"An excellent treatment of the early philosophy of Wittgenstein, and of some of its dominant themes. With its promised second volume, it should provide the perceptive student with an excellent introduction to the text."--George L. Farre, Georgetown University

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198247710
• ISBN 13: 9780198247715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224