Russell's Logical atomism; (Fontana philosophy classics)

Politics & Social Sciences

Pears, David

Philosophy

Fontana

An introduction to the work of the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. It analyzes Wittgenstein's two major works, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and the Philosophical Investigation, and sets his conclusions against the background of changes in the nature of philosophy in the 20th century.

Wittgenstein (Fontana Modern Masters)

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Fontana Press

vii 106p blue paperback, minor library markings, clean and firm copy

What is knowledge? (Harper essays in philosophy)

Harper Torchbooks, (1971)

An explanation of various facets of Wittgenstein's early and later philosophies

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Penguin??Books

This is the second volume of David Pears's acclaimed study of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Notebooks and the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations and other later writings. Dealing with writings from 1929 onward, Volume II provides close discussions of those doctrines and ideas that reveal the general overall structure of Wittgenstein's thought. Designed to fill the gap in the secondary literature between brief introductions and long commentaries, The False Prison relates the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, making Wittgenstein's difficult thought more accessible to philosophy students and nonspecialists.

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 2

History

World

Clarendon Press

This is the second volume of David Pears's acclaimed study of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Notebooks and the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations and other later writings. Dealing with writings from 1929 onward, Volume II provides close discussions of those doctrines and ideas that reveal the general overall structure of Wittgenstein's thought. Designed to fill the gap in the secondary literature between brief introductions and long commentaries, The False Prison relates the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, making Wittgenstein's difficult thought more accessible to philosophy students and nonspecialists.

Oxford University Press

This is the first of two volumes describing the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Notebooks and the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations and his other later writings. Volume I is divided into two parts: Part I surveys the whole of Wittgenstein's work, while Part II examines in detail the central ideas of his early system. Although Pears focuses on the internal organization of Wittgenstein's thought, he also investigates the origins of Wittgenstein's philosophy, relating it to the philosophies of his predecessors and contemporaries. Revealing how the details of Wittgenstein's work fit into its general pattern, Pears offers scholars, students, and non-specialists alike unusually clear insight into the philosopher's thought.

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 1

Business & Money

Business Culture

This is the first of two volumes describing the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy from the Notebooks and the Tractatus to Philosophical Investigations and his other later writings. Volume I is divided into two parts: Part I surveys the whole of Wittgenstein's work, while Part II examines in detail the central ideas of his early system. Although Pears focuses on the internal organization of Wittgenstein's thought, he also investigates the origins of Wittgenstein's philosophy, relating it to the philosophies of his predecessors and contemporaries. Revealing how the details of Wittgenstein's work fit into its general pattern, Pears offers scholars, students, and non-specialists alike unusually clear insight into the philosopher's thought.

Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of his Treatise

In this compelling analysis David Pears examines the foundations of Hume's theory of the mind as presented in the first book of the Treatise. Past studies have tended to take one of two extreme views: that Hume relies exclusively on a theory of meaning, or that he relies exclusively on a theory of truth and evidence. Steering a middle course between these positions, Pears argues that Hume's theory of ideas serves both functions. He examines in detail its application to three difficult problems: causation, personal identity, and sense perception. Hume's solutions, Pears argues, are not theories that can be given a place in standard classification of philosophical theories, but rather depend upon a subtle form of naturalism not altogether unlike Wittgenstein's naturalism. A clearly written and argued study, Hume's System will be of special interest to students and scholars of the history of philosophy.

Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of His Treatise

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Europe

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Russell's Logical atomism; (Fontana philosophy classics)

Wittgenstein (Fontana Modern Masters)

What is knowledge? (Harper essays in philosophy)

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 2

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 2

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 1

The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein's PhilosophyVolume 1

Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of His Treatise

Hume's System: An Examination of the First Book of his Treatise