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Paperback. The nature of reason has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy. But the most famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein, hardly ever discussed it. His work, though, does raise crucial questions about the subject. Editor(s): Preston, John. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180955
ISBN
9781405180955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardback. What is the true worth of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy? Opinions are strongly divided, with many resting on misreadings of his purpose. This book challenges 'theoretical' and 'therapeutic' interpretations, proposing that Wittgenstein saw clarification as the true end of philosophy, that his approach exemplifies critical philosophy. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918807
ISBN
9780333918807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403989864
ISBN
9781403989864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132503
ISBN
9781405132503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.87

Paperback. Introduces Wittgenstein's philosophy to senior undergraduates and graduate students. This book examines Wittgenstein's discussions of naming, family resemblances, rule-following and private language in "Philosophical Investigations" as instances of this sort of method, as is his discussion of knowledge in "On Certainty". Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118925
ISBN
9781551118925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.69

Paperback. 'Gives an extraordinarily intimate insight into what Wittgenstein was like as a human being..These notes..capture Wittgenstein's outlook on morality and religion, and reveal some of his personal problems' - Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz, Smith College. Editor(s): Craft, J.L.; Hustwit, Ronald E. Num Pages: 112 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
78
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200081
ISBN
9780872200081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.80

Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe Der Wittgenstein-Gesellschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBCR; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783209011220
ISBN
9783209011220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.37

Hardback. This volume collects the most substantial correspondence and documents relating to Wittgenstein's long association with Cambridge between the years 1911 and his death in 1951, including the letters he exchanged with his most illustrious Cambridge contemporaries Russell, Keynes, Moore, and Ramsey (and previously published as Cambridge Letters ). Editor(s): McGuinness, Brian. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405147019
ISBN
9781405147019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.19

Paperback. This volume collects the most substantial correspondence and documents relating to Wittgenstein's long association with Cambridge between the years 1911 and his death in 1951, including the letters he exchanged with his most illustrious Cambridge contemporaries Russell, Keynes, Moore and Ramsey (and previously published as Cambridge Letters). Editor(s): McGuinness, Brian. Num Pages: 506 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; BJ; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350890
ISBN
9781444350890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Hardback. Proceedings of the Colloquium on the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Florida State University, August 7-8, 1989 Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from synthese, 87:1-2, 1991
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792313458
ISBN
9780792313458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.81

Paperback. Proceedings of the Colloquium on the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Florida State University, August 7-8, 1989 Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPJ; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401055734
ISBN
9789401055734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.62

Hardback. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; CFA; HPCF5; HPM; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319409092
ISBN
9783319409092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.28

Hardback. Expounds the ethical and religious views of Wittgenstein. The book stresses Wittgenstein's supreme conviction of the importance of ethical and religious values, his belief that this importance could not be adequately articulated, and the consistency of his ideas in this sphere. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631168157
ISBN
9780631168157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

This book defends and outlines the key issues surrounding the philosophy of content as demonstrated in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSBH; HPCF; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611072
ISBN
9780748611072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631156819
ISBN
9780631156819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. In this book Saul Kripke brings his powerful philosophical intelligence to bear on Wittgensteina s analysis of the notion of following a rule. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631135210
ISBN
9780631135210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. What is the nature of a conceptual scheme? Are there alternative conceptual schemes? If so, are some more justifiable or correct than others? This book explores Wittgenstein's views on these questions. It interprets his conception of grammar as a generalized version of Kant's transcendental idealist solution to a puzzle about necessity. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJBG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123912
ISBN
9780691123912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. The commonly held view that Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is fideistic loses plausibility when contrasted with recent scholarship on Wittgenstein's corpus and biography. This book reevaluates the place of Wittgenstein in the philosophy of religion and charts a path forward for the subfield by advancing three themes. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349488285
ISBN
9781349488285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Hardcover. The commonly held view that Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is fideistic loses plausibility when contrasted with recent scholarship on Wittgenstein's corpus and biography. This book reevaluates the place of Wittgenstein in the philosophy of religion and charts a path forward for the subfield by advancing three themes. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137407894
ISBN
9781137407894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Even admirers of Wittgenstein's work have been puzzled by his last work, "On Certainty". In this book, Rush Rhees shows how Wittgenstein's "On Certainty" concerns logic, language, and reality - topics that occupied Wittgenstein since early in his career. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405105798
ISBN
9781405105798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.50

Hardcover. This volume is concerned with how one is to conceive of the relation between language and reality without embracing linguistic realism and without courting any form of linguistic idealism either. It argues that this is precisely what Wittgenstein does. Series: Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333973547
ISBN
9780333973547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823207503
ISBN
9780823207503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.48

paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1975th Edition
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024711857
ISBN
9789024711857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Hardcover. Exploring the ethical dimension of Wittgenstein's thought, Iczkovits challenges the view that Wittgenstein had a vision of language and subsequently a vision of ethics, showing how the two are integrated in his philosophical method, and allowing us to reframe traditional problems in moral philosophy considered as external to questions of meaning. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137026354
ISBN
9781137026354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

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