Free group rings : Narain Gupta

• Record Nr.: UNINA990001291310403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Providence (RI) : American Mathematical Society, 1987
• Collana: Contemporary mathematics ; 66
• Locazione: MA1
• Collocazione: C-1-(66
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Wittgenstein and reason / / edited by John Preston

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816351003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2008
• ISBN: 9786612030154; 9781282030152; 1282030159; 9781444307092; 1444307096; 9781444307108; 144430710X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Collana: Ratio book series
• Altri autori (Persone): PrestonJohn <1957->
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetti: Reason
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published as volume 20, no. 4 of Ratio"--T.p. versp.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Wittgenstein's critique of Frazer / Jacques Bouveresse -- Relativism, commensurability and translatability / Hans-Johann Glock -- 'Back to ; the rough ground!' Wittgensteinian reflections on rationality and reason / Jane Heal -- Worlds or words apart? Wittgenstein on understanding religious language / Genia Schonbaumsfeld -- The tightrope walker / Severin Schroeder -- Rules and reason / Joachim Schulte -- Rule-following without reasons : Wittgenstein's quietism and the constitutive question / Crispin Wright.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophyAnalyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer's Golden Bough, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous 'rule-following considerations' from his Philosophical InvestigationsContributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and con