The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's Philosophy Volume 2 (False Prison)

Pears, David

ISBN 10: 019824486X / ISBN 13: 9780198244868

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1982

This is the second of two volumes which study the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy. It covers the work that he did after 1929 and traces two lines of thought, one starting from the treatment of solipsism in "Tractatus", the other developing from the theory of language proposed in that book. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Volume 2 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good. 1982. paperback. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur KSG0035754

Synopsis :

This is the second volume of David Pears's acclaimed study of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Notebooks and the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations and other later writings. Dealing with writings from 1929 onward, Volume II provides close discussions of those doctrines and ideas that reveal the general overall structure of Wittgenstein's thought. Designed to fill the gap in the secondary literature between brief introductions and long commentaries, The False Prison relates the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, making Wittgenstein's difficult thought more accessible to philosophy students and nonspecialists.

Présentation de l'éditeur: This is the first of two volumes which describe the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Tracatus to his later writings. Part I of this volume is a survey of the whole of his work; Part II is a detailed examination of the central ideas for his early system. The second volume will cover later philosophy. The book fills a gap in the literature on Wittgenstein between brief introductions and detailed commentaries. Although necessarily selective, the doctrines and ideas chosen for detailed discussion are those which reveal the general structure of Wittgenstein's work. David Pears has taken full account of the origins of Wittgenstein's philosophy and its relation to the philosophies of his predecessors and contemporaries. But the author's main emphasis is on the internal organization of Wittgenstein's thought. Philosophy students concentrate on the details of his work but often find it difficult to see their place in the general pattern. This book 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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Titre : The False Prison: A Study of the Development...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press
Date d'édition : 1982
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good