| Wittgenstein in America Contributor(s): McCarthy, Timothy (Editor), Stidd, Sean C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199241597 ISBN-13: 9780199241590 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2001 Annotation: This remarkable collection explores the legacy of Wittgenstein's work in contemporary American philosophy. The contributors (including several celebrated philosophers) take a variety of approaches to Wittgenstein; they discuss such topics as rule-following, realism about mathematics, the method of the Tractatus, the relation between style and content in Wittgenstein, and his distinction between sense and nonsense. Wittgenstein also is discussed in relation to subsequent philosophers such as Quine and Kripke. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 192 |
| LCCN: 00053736 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.44" W x 9.48" (1.23 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: This remarkable collection explores the legacy of Wittgenstein's work in contemporary American philosophy. The contributors (including several celebrated philosophers) take a variety of approaches to Wittgenstein; they discuss such topics as rule-following, realism about mathematics, the method of the Tractatus, the relation between style and content in Wittgenstein, and his distinction between sense and nonsense. Wittgenstein also is discussed in relation to subsequent philosophers such as Quine and Kripke. |