Wittgenstein and the philosophy of language : the legacy of the Philosophical investigations / Thomas McNally.
McNally, Thomas (Illustrator)| Call Number | 192 |
| Author | McNally, Thomas (Illustrator), author. |
| Title | Wittgenstein and the philosophy of language : the legacy of the Philosophical investigations / Thomas McNally. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2017). |
| Summary | Throughout his philosophical development, Wittgenstein was more concerned with language than with any other topic. No other philosopher has been as influential on our understanding of the deep problems surrounding language, and yet the true significance of his writing on the subject is difficult to assess, since most of the current debates regarding language tend to overlook his work. In this book, Thomas McNally shows that philosophers of language still have much to learn from Wittgenstein's later writings. The book examines the finer details of his arguments while also clarifying their importance for debates outside the field of Wittgenstein studies. Presenting the issues thematically (as they relate to questions of reference, scepticism about meaning, and the social dimension of language, among others), the book explores how the arguments in the Philosophical Investigations remain relevant, compelling us to reflect in novel and challenging ways on the nature of language. |
| Subject | Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Language and languages Philosophy. |
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| Summary | Throughout his philosophical development, Wittgenstein was more concerned with language than with any other topic. No other philosopher has been as influential on our understanding of the deep problems surrounding language, and yet the true significance of his writing on the subject is difficult to assess, since most of the current debates regarding language tend to overlook his work. In this book, Thomas McNally shows that philosophers of language still have much to learn from Wittgenstein's later writings. The book examines the finer details of his arguments while also clarifying their importance for debates outside the field of Wittgenstein studies. Presenting the issues thematically (as they relate to questions of reference, scepticism about meaning, and the social dimension of language, among others), the book explores how the arguments in the Philosophical Investigations remain relevant, compelling us to reflect in novel and challenging ways on the nature of language. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2017). |
| Subject | Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. Language and languages Philosophy. |
| Multimedia |