Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse
Rush Rhees
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Paperback. This original critique of Wittgenstein's analogy between language and games, written by one of the philosopher's literary executors and closest friends, has now been updated to include two additional articles. * Updated edition of this original critique of Wittgenstein's analogy between language and games. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
This original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games, written by one of the philosopher’s literary executors and closest friends, has now been updated to include two additional articles.
This original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games, written by one of the philosopher’s literary executors and closest friends, has now been updated to include two additional articles.
- Updated edition of this original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games.
- Rush Rhees was one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors and closest friends, as well as being an outstanding philosopher in his own right.
- D.Z. Phillips was Director of the Rush Rhees Archive and the Associated Centre for Wittgensteinian Studies.
- Constitutes a major contribution to Wittgenstein scholarship and to philosophical debates about the possibility of ... Read more
- The second edition includes as a preface Rhees’ article, ‘The Fundamental Problems of Philosophy’, first published in 1994.
- It also includes as a second appendix some of Rhees’ reflections of Wittgenstein, his teacher.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405132503
SKU
V9781405132503
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About Rush Rhees
Author Biography Rush Rhees (1905-1989) taught philosophy at the University of Swansea from 1940 to 1966, where he was subsequently made an Honorary Professor and Fellow. Among his principal teachers he included Alfred Kastil, John Anderson, G.E. Moore and, above all, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He was one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors and closest friends, as well as being an outstanding ... Read more
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