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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787682603321

Titolo

The textual genesis of Wittgenstein's philosophical investigations / / edited by Nuno Venturinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-138-20962-7

1-136-17997-6

0-203-08258-3

1-136-17998-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 226 pages)

Collana

Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy ; ; 36

Classificazione

PHI000000PHI009000PHI011000

Altri autori (Persone)

VenturinhaNuno

Disciplina

192

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Argumentative uses -- part II. The significance of logic and mathematics.

Sommario/riassunto

"Sixty years after its first edition, there is an increasing consensus among scholars that the work posthumously published as Philosophical Investigations represents something that is far from a complete picture of Wittgensteins second book project. G.H. von Wrights seminal research on the Nachlass was an important contribution in this direction, showing that the Wittgenstein papers can reveal much more than the source of specific remarks. This book specifically explores Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations from the different angles of its originary conceptions, including the mathematical texts, shedding new light on fundamental issues in twentieth century and contemporary philosophy. Leading authorities in the field focus on newly published or hitherto unpublished sources for the interpretation of Wittgensteins later work and a Wittgenstein typescript, translated for the first time into English, is included as an appendix"--