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Wittgenstein, Language and Information
David Blair
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Description for Wittgenstein, Language and Information
Hardback. Consisting four related parts, this book provides an overview of Wittgenstein's philosophy of language and its relevance to information systems. It explains his late philosophy of language and mind, and discusses the relevance of his philosophy to understanding some of the problems inherent in information systems. Series: Information Science and Knowledge Management. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
“The more narrowly we examine language, the sharper becomes the con?ict - tween it and our requirement. (For the crystalline purity of logic was, of course, not a result of investigation; it was a requirement. ) The con?ict becomes intolerable; the requirement is now in danger of becoming empty. —We have got onto slippery ice where there is no friction and so in a certain sense the conditions are ideal, but also, just because of that, we are unable to walk. We want to walk; so we need 1 friction. Back to the rough ground!” —Ludwig Wittgenstein This manuscript consists ... Read more
“The more narrowly we examine language, the sharper becomes the con?ict - tween it and our requirement. (For the crystalline purity of logic was, of course, not a result of investigation; it was a requirement. ) The con?ict becomes intolerable; the requirement is now in danger of becoming empty. —We have got onto slippery ice where there is no friction and so in a certain sense the conditions are ideal, but also, just because of that, we are unable to walk. We want to walk; so we need 1 friction. Back to the rough ground!” —Ludwig Wittgenstein This manuscript consists ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Series
Information Science and Knowledge Management
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402041129
SKU
V9781402041129
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99-15
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