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- catalog abstract "Published on the centenary of Wittgenstein's birth, this book deals with his aims and importance. Oswald Hanfling begins with an account of Wittgenstein's "Tractatus" and proceeds to the later philosophy of "Philosophical Investigations". He then attempts to apply Wittgenstein"s ideas to long-standing problems about language, knowledge, the mind and philosophy itself. Common misunderstandings about Wittgenstein are discussed and there is a detailed examination of the "private language" argument. The text is written in a plain English which is designed to make it accessible to the general reader and the book covers important philosophical developments since Wittgenstein's death. Oswald Hanfling is the author of "Logical Positivism" and "The Quest for Meaning."".
- catalog contributor b2202196.
- catalog created "1989.".
- catalog date "1989".
- catalog date "1989.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1989.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction ---- 2. The tractatus and the 'Essence of human language' ---- 3. Meaning and use ---- 4. 'Explanations come to an end' ---- 5. Language and the privacy of experience ---- 6. Language-games and objectivity ---- 7. Knowledge, certainty and doubt ---- 8. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes index bibliographical references (p. 178-187) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Published on the centenary of Wittgenstein's birth, this book deals with his aims and importance. Oswald Hanfling begins with an account of Wittgenstein's "Tractatus" and proceeds to the later philosophy of "Philosophical Investigations". He then attempts to apply Wittgenstein"s ideas to long-standing problems about language, knowledge, the mind and philosophy itself. Common misunderstandings about Wittgenstein are discussed and there is a detailed examination of the "private language" argument. The text is written in a plain English which is designed to make it accessible to the general reader and the book covers important philosophical developments since Wittgenstein's death. Oswald Hanfling is the author of "Logical Positivism" and "The Quest for Meaning."".
- catalog extent "viii, 193 ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Wittgenstein's later philosophy.".
- catalog identifier "0333384881 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Wittgenstein's later philosophy.".
- catalog issued "1989".
- catalog issued "1989.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Basingstoke : Macmillan,".
- catalog relation "Wittgenstein's later philosophy.".
- catalog subject "160 19".
- catalog subject "B3376.W563P53".
- catalog subject "Philosophy 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Philosophische Untersuchungen.".
- catalog subject "Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction ---- 2. The tractatus and the 'Essence of human language' ---- 3. Meaning and use ---- 4. 'Explanations come to an end' ---- 5. Language and the privacy of experience ---- 6. Language-games and objectivity ---- 7. Knowledge, certainty and doubt ---- 8. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Wittgenstein's later philosophy / Oswald Hanfling.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".