Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical investigations : a beginner's guide /

Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical investigations : a beginner's guide /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ross, John J., 1956-
Imprint:	Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 191 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Wittgenstein, Ludwig, -- 1889-1951. -- Philosophische Untersuchungen. Philosophische Untersuchungen (Wittgenstein, Ludwig) Philosophy. Language and languages -- Philosophy. Semantics (Philosophy) Language and languages -- Philosophy. Philosophy. Semantics (Philosophy) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11279551

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ISBN:	9781461718536 1461718538 9780739136768 0739136763 9780739136768 0739136763 9780739136744 0739136747 9780739136751 0739136755
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is designed as a traditional philosophical commentary that follows the Investigations step by step. It will help undergraduates read and understand Wittgenstein's text by elaborating and explaining key themes and relevant passages in simple everyday language and by providing the biographical and philosophical background necessary for understanding the issues with which Wittgenstein is dealing.
Other form:	Print version: Ross, John J., 1956- Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical investigations. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2009 9780739136744

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Building blocks
The old way of thinking
The new way
Grammar and philosophy
The grammar of mathematics
The grammar of experience
The grammar of psychology
Part II
What does it all mean?