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Taking Wittgenstein at His Word: A Textual Study
Robert J. Fogelin
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Description for Taking Wittgenstein at His Word: A Textual Study
Hardback. Draws out the therapeutic aspects of Wittgenstein's later work by examining his account of rule-following and how he applies the idea in the philosophy of mathematics. This book offers a corrective to the frequent misunderstanding that Wittgenstein's 'paradox of interpretation' is a paradox about meaning. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPL; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings that lead to deep philosophical perplexities? Robert Fogelin draws out the therapeutic aspects of Wittgenstein's later work by closely examining his account of rule-following and how he applies the idea in the philosophy of mathematics. The first of the book's two parts focuses on rule-following, ... Read more
Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings that lead to deep philosophical perplexities? Robert Fogelin draws out the therapeutic aspects of Wittgenstein's later work by closely examining his account of rule-following and how he applies the idea in the philosophy of mathematics. The first of the book's two parts focuses on rule-following, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Monographs in Philosophy
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691142531
SKU
V9780691142531
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About Robert J. Fogelin
Robert J. Fogelin is professor of philosophy and the Sherman Fairchild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at Dartmouth College. His many books include "Wittgenstein, Pyrrhonian Reflections on Knowledge and Justification, Walking the Tightrope of Reason", and "A Defense of Hume on Miracles" (Princeton).
Reviews for Taking Wittgenstein at His Word: A Textual Study
"This is a superb book... Taking Wittgenstein at his word, as Fogelin has done, is a far, far deeper thing than taking him at face value."
Anat Biletzki, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "[Taking Wittgenstein at His Word] is a thought-provoking study that gives those interested in Wittgenstein much to ponder. For that reason, I feel I can confidently recommend TWHW, both ... Read more
Anat Biletzki, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "[Taking Wittgenstein at His Word] is a thought-provoking study that gives those interested in Wittgenstein much to ponder. For that reason, I feel I can confidently recommend TWHW, both ... Read more