Wittgenstein and Reason
Autor: | John Preston |
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EAN: | 9781444307108 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 23.02.2009 |
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Schlagworte: | philosophy; topic; western; nature; heart; famous; reason; subject; questions; crucial; surface; perhaps; critique; closest; frazers golden bough; aspects; philosophical; religion; discussions; various; considerations; rulefollowing |
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This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.
John Preston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading.
- Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy
- Analyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer's Golden Bough, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous 'rule-following considerations' from his Philosophical Investigations
- Contributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and continental Europe including Hanjo Glock, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, Severin Schroeder Joachim Schulte and Crispin Wright
- Contains a translation of an important paper by the French Wittgenstein scholar Jacques Bouveresse, alongside six new papers by other contributors
John Preston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading.