Description
Product ID: | 9781839990229 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein |
Title: | Language, Mind, and Value |
Subtitle: | Essays on Wittgenstein |
Authors: | Author: Severin Schroeder |
Page Count: | 270 |
Subjects: | Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is a collection of 15 essays on important themes in Wittgenstein’s philosophy, such as linguistic normativity, the concepts of understanding, reasons, and knowledge, questions of value in aesthetics, ethics, and religion. This book is a collection of 15 essays on important themes in Wittgenstein’s philosophy, divided into three sections. The first section is about philosophy of language, in particular Wittgenstein’s key idea of linguistic normativity. The second section is mainly concerned with important Wittgensteinian contributions to the philosophy of mind and action: his analysis of sensation language, the concept of understanding, the explanation of human behaviour and the concept of knowledge. The final section focusses on questions of value, mainly in aesthetics, but also in ethics and religion. |
Imprint Name: | Anthem Press |
Publisher Name: | Anthem Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2024-03-12 |