This text provides a unique and compelling account of Wittgenstein's impact upon twentieth century analytic philosophy, from its inception to its subsequent decline.
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"A mojor contribution to the history of analytic philosophy, this substantial volume delivers even more than the title promises" David G Stern, The Philosophical Review
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This text provides a unique and compelling account of Wittgenstein's impact upon twentieth century analytic philosophy, from its inception at the turn of the century to its subsequent decline.
It locates Wittgenstein in his historical context, identifies his main achievements and contrasts his two philosophies with those of Frege and Russell, the Vienna Circle, and the leading figures of Oxford philosophy. The juxtaposition of Wittgenstein and Quine is the most detailed comparative survey yet undertaken. The major criticisms of Wittgenstein's later philosophy are evaluated.
Lucid and accessible throughout, this volume will be a benchmark survey for all those interested in the history of philosophy in the twentieth century.
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I've been reading by and about Wittgenstein for the last 4 or 5 years and recently came across this book. I believe I would have been spared a great amount of misunderstandings had I known Hacker's book earlier.Although - as the title suggests - it is a general overview of Wittgenstein's thought, it gives a very clear if brief idea of all important issues and makes you understand his position as compared to many other great philosophers inside and outside Analytic Philosophy. It also gives a brief overview of the development of Analytic Philosophy, its main contributors and their point of view on many decisive issues. My thanks to Prof. Hacker for writing this great work.
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'During the period since 1914 three philosophies have successively dominated the British philosophical world', Russell wrote in 1959, 'first that of Wittgenstein's Tractatus, second that of the Logical Positivists, and third that of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
connective analysis, determinate exclusion, bare bodily movement, surveyable representation, material object statements, general propositional form, grammatical proposition, multiple relation theory, psychological utterances, most general facts, constituent expressions, private ostensive definition, systematically misleading expressions, logical behaviourism, independence thesis, topic neutrality, surface irritations, ostensive teaching, molecular propositions, rabbit stage, family resemblance concepts, analytical hypotheses, logically perfect language, field linguist, canonical notation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vienna Circle, United States, Blue Book, Absolute Idealism, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Analytical Commentary, Philosophical Remarks, Second World War, Theory of Knowledge, Wittgenstein's Tractatus, All Souls, Cook Wilson, Isaiah Berlin, New York, Norman Malcolm, Carnap's Logischer Aufbau, Friedrich Waismann, University College, Wittgenstein Nachlass New!
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'During the period since 1914 three philosophies have successively dominated the British philosophical world', Russell wrote in 1959, 'first that of Wittgenstein's Tractatus, second that of the Logical Positivists, and third that of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
connective analysis, determinate exclusion, bare bodily movement, surveyable representation, material object statements, general propositional form, grammatical proposition, multiple relation theory, psychological utterances, most general facts, constituent expressions, private ostensive definition, systematically misleading expressions, logical behaviourism, independence thesis, topic neutrality, surface irritations, ostensive teaching, molecular propositions, rabbit stage, family resemblance concepts, analytical hypotheses, logically perfect language, field linguist, canonical notation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vienna Circle, United States, Blue Book, Absolute Idealism, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Analytical Commentary, Philosophical Remarks, Second World War, Theory of Knowledge, Wittgenstein's Tractatus, All Souls, Cook Wilson, Isaiah Berlin, New York, Norman Malcolm, Carnap's Logischer Aufbau, Friedrich Waismann, University College, Wittgenstein Nachlass New!
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- The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle on 14 pages
- Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics, Revised Edition by Ludwig Wittgenstein on 10 pages
- My Philosophical Development by Bertrand Russell on 8 pages
- On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein on 8 pages
- The Principles of Mathematics by Bertrand Russell on 8 pages
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- Future Pasts: The Analytic Tradition in Twentieth-Century Philosophy by Juliet Floyd in Front Matter, page 99, and Back Matter
- Arguing with Derrida (Ratio Special Issues) by Simon Glendinning on page 40, and page 58
- Wittgenstein: Meaning and Judgement by Michael Luntley on page 45, and Back Matter
- The Philosophy of Human Learning (Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education) by Christopher Winch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy by Avrum Stroll on page 6, and Back Matter
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