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Cook, John Webber / Ludwig Wittgenstein. - Wittgenstein, empiricism, and language.

Cook, John Webber / Ludwig Wittgenstein., Wittgenstein, empiricism, and language.
Oxford University Press 2000 Bound, hardcover with original dustjacket, xv+224pp., 16.5x24cm., in very good condition. ISBN 9780195132984. This provocative study exposes the ways in which Wittgenstein\'s philosophical views have been misunderstood, including the failure to recognize the reductionist character of Wittgenstein\'s work. Author John Cook provides well-documented proof that Wittgenstein did not hold views commonly attributed to him, arguing that Wittgenstein\'s later work was mistakenly seen as a development of G. E. Moore\'s philosophy--which Wittgenstein in fact vigorously attacked. He also points to an underestimation of Russell\'s influence on Wittgenstein\'s thinking. Cook goes on to show how these misunderstandings have had grave consequences for philosophy at large, and proposes that a more subtle appreciation of linguistic philosophy can yield valuable results.
EUR 32.50 [Appr.: US$ 37.51 | £UK 28.75 | JP¥ 5783] Book number 10846

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