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Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations

A Beginner's Guide

John J. Ross

Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Beginners Guide is written for anyone who faces the challenge of reading Philosophical Investigations. John J. Ross guides the reader slowly through each relevant section of text, explaining and elaborating key ideas, and providing the philosophical and biographical background that illuminates the problems Wittgenstein is addressing. Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is designed to be used in the examination of the Investigations as a whole or in part; the reader can focus solely on Mathematics or Psychology, if needed. While Ross does address some of the philosophical controversies surrounding Wittgenstein's ideas, the discussions are appropriate for an undergraduate, so the book can be used fruitfully by anyone with that level of education who has an interest in Wittgenstein's seminal work.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 200 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-0-7391-3674-4 • Hardback • November 2009 • $120.00 • (£92.00)
978-0-7391-3675-1 • Paperback • November 2009 • $57.99 • (£45.00)
978-1-4617-1853-6 • eBook • November 2009 • $55.00 • (£42.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy / Logic
John J. Ross is adjunct professory in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University.
Chapter 1: Building Blocks
Chapter 2: The Old Way of Thinking
Chapter 3: The New Way
Chapter 4: The Grammar of Philosophy
Chapter 5: The Grammar of Mathematics
Chapter 6: The Grammar of Experience
Chapter 7: The Grammar of Psychology
Chapter 8: Part II
Chapter 9: What Does It All Mean?

Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations

A Beginner's Guide

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  • Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Beginners Guide is written for anyone who faces the challenge of reading Philosophical Investigations. John J. Ross guides the reader slowly through each relevant section of text, explaining and elaborating key ideas, and providing the philosophical and biographical background that illuminates the problems Wittgenstein is addressing. Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is designed to be used in the examination of the Investigations as a whole or in part; the reader can focus solely on Mathematics or Psychology, if needed. While Ross does address some of the philosophical controversies surrounding Wittgenstein's ideas, the discussions are appropriate for an undergraduate, so the book can be used fruitfully by anyone with that level of education who has an interest in Wittgenstein's seminal work.
Details
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  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 200 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
    978-0-7391-3674-4 • Hardback • November 2009 • $120.00 • (£92.00)
    978-0-7391-3675-1 • Paperback • November 2009 • $57.99 • (£45.00)
    978-1-4617-1853-6 • eBook • November 2009 • $55.00 • (£42.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy / Logic
Author
Author
  • John J. Ross is adjunct professory in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Building Blocks
    Chapter 2: The Old Way of Thinking
    Chapter 3: The New Way
    Chapter 4: The Grammar of Philosophy
    Chapter 5: The Grammar of Mathematics
    Chapter 6: The Grammar of Experience
    Chapter 7: The Grammar of Psychology
    Chapter 8: Part II
    Chapter 9: What Does It All Mean?

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