Taking Wittgenstein at His Word: A Textual Study

by Robert J. Fogelin

Book Overview

Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings that lead to deep philosophical perplexities? Robert Fogelin draws out the therapeutic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691202389
• ISBN13: 9780691202389
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"