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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144141603321

Autore

Baker Gordon P

Titolo

Wittgenstein [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and meaning . Part II Exegegis 1-184 / / G.P. Baker & P.M.S. Hacker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-281-32282-2

9786611322823

0-470-75310-2

0-470-75309-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Analytical commentary on the Philosophical investigations ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

HackerP. M. S (Peter Michael Stephan)

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy

Language and languages - Philosophy

Semantics (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Part II: Exegesis; Abbreviations; The history of the composition of the Philosophical Investigations; An overview of the structure and argument of the Philosophical Investigations; Exegesis; The Title; The Motto; The Preface; Chapter 1 The Augustinian conception of language (§§1–27(a)); Chapter 2 Illusions of naming: ostensive definition, logically proper names, simples and samples, and analysis (§§27(b)–64); Chapter 3 Family resemblance, determinacy of sense, and the quest for essence (§§65–88)

Chapter 4 Philosophy (§§89–133)Chapter 5 The general propositional form (§§134–142); Chapter 6 Understanding and ability (§§143–84); Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Published to widespread acclaim between 1980 and 1996, the monumental four- volume Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations has become the definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's masterpiece. This revised edition of Volume I, Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning, which itself comprises two



parts ('Essays' and 'Exegesis ??1-184'), takes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written. Following G.P. Baker's death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised both parts, rewriting many sections completely and often proposing fresh interp