Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Beginners Guide is written for anyone who faces the challenge of reading Philosophical Investigations. John J. Ross guides the reader slowly through each relevant section of text, explaining and elaborating key ideas, and providing the philosophical and biographical background that illuminates the problems Wittgenstein is addressing. Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is designed to be used in the examination of the Investigations as a whole or in part; the reader can focus solely on Mathematics or Psychology, if needed. While Ross does address some of the philosophical controversies surrounding Wittgenstein's ideas, the discussions are appropriate for an undergraduate, so the book can be used fruitfully by anyone with that level of education who has an interest in Wittgenstein's seminal work.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3675-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-1853-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
191
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Table of Contents No access
Introduction No access
1. Building Blocks No access Pages 1 - 8
2. The Old Way of Thinking No access Pages 9 - 36
3. The New Way No access Pages 37 - 58
4. Grammar and Philosophy No access Pages 59 - 74
5. The Grammar of Mathematics No access Pages 75 - 84
6. The Grammar of Experience No access Pages 85 - 100
7. The Grammar of Psychology No access Pages 101 - 124
8. Part II No access Pages 125 - 154
9. What Does It All Mean? No access Pages 155 - 186
