Wittgenstein Rules, Grammar and Necessity - An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations

Name: Wittgenstein Rules, Grammar and Necessity - An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations
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ISBN: 9780631161882

ISBN-10: 0631161880

ISBN-13: 9780631161882

Edition: 1988

Authors: Gordon Baker, P. M. S. Hacker

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This is the second volume of analytical commentary on Wittgenstein's masterpiece, thePhilosophical Investigations. Like the first, it consists of philosophical essays and critical exegesis.The six essays deal comprehensively with various themes in Wittgenstein''s philosophy: the relationship between his mathematics and his philosophy of mind; his conception of grammar and rules of grammar; the relation between a rule and what accords with a rule; the characterization of rule-following as mastery of a technique manifest in practice; his notion of a form of life, and of agreement in definitions and judgements; a comprehensive investigation into his account of logical and mathematical…

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List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/16/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface


Abbreviations


Analytical Commentary


Two Fruits upon One Tree


Following a Rule


Rules and Grammar


Accord with a Rule


Following Rules, Mastery of Techniques and Practices


Agreement in Definitions, Judgements and Forms of Life


Grammar and Necessity


Index