Wittgenstein in America

Wittgenstein in America
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 0199241597
ISBN-13 : 9780199241590
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Book Synopsis Wittgenstein in America by : Timothy G. McCarthy

Download or read book Wittgenstein in America written by Timothy G. McCarthy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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