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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786435403321

Titolo

Knowledge, language and mind [[electronic resource] ] : Wittgenstein's thought in progress / / edited by Antonio Marques and Nuno Venturinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012

ISBN

1-283-85703-0

3-11-028424-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

On Wittgenstein ; ; 1

Classificazione

CI 5017

Altri autori (Persone)

MarquesAntónio <1952->

VenturinhaNuno

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Language and languages - Philosophy

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

Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Editors' Introduction -- Kant's Transcendental Deduction - a Wittgensteinian Critique / Hacker, P. M. S. -- Five Red Apples / Gallerani Cuter, João Vergílio -- Are "Sentence" and "Language" Blurring Concepts? / Padilla Gálvez, Jesús -- Wittgenstein's Method: The Third Phase of Its Development (1933-36) / Milkov, Nikolay -- Meaning and Rules in Wittgenstein's Philosophy / Sampaio da Silva, Rui -- Wittgenstein on Actions, Reasons and Causes / Hauthaler, Nathan -- Intention in the Investigations / Arruda, Alberto -- Propagating Meaning. Kauffman Reads Wittgenstein: A New Interpretative Paradigm? / La Licata, Emiliano -- Understanding the Lion for Real / Sandis, Constantine -- The Difference between Drawing a Conclusion and Saying: It is like this! / Molder, Maria Filomena -- Contributors -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. Featuring essays by internationally renowned scholars, this book explores the development



of Wittgenstein's ideas in the direction of the Investigations. It offers a comprehensive view of some of the most disputable issues in the study of Wittgenstein's masterpiece and reassesses its relevance within contemporary philosophical debate. Contributors: Alberto Arruda (New University of Lisbon), João Vergílio Gallerani Cuter (University of S. Paulo), P. M. S. Hacker (University of Oxford), Nathan Hauthaler (University of London), Emiliano La Licata (University of Palermo), Constantine Sandis (Oxford Brookes University), Nikolay Milkov (University of Paderborn), Maria Filomena Molder (New University of Lisbon), Jesús Padilla Gálvez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo) and Rui Sampaio da Silva (University of the Azores).