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A Beginner's Guide to the Later Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Seventeen Lectures
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A Beginner's Guide to the Later Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Seventeen Lectures and Dialogues on the Philosophical Investigations Hardcover - 2024

by Peter Hacker


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In this Beginner's Guide, Peter Hacker introduces the later philosophy of Wittgenstein in a lively and engaging combination of lectures and dialogues that presupposes no philosophical knowledge. He examines such topics as the nature of language and linguistic meaning, the analysis of necessity and its roots in convention, the relation of thought and language, the nature of the mind and its relation to behaviour, self-consciousness, and knowledge of other minds. This unique form of introduction will capture the interest of all readers with an enquiring mind.

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  • Title A Beginner's Guide to the Later Philosophy of Wittgenstein: Seventeen Lectures and Dialogues on the Philosophical Investigations
  • Author Peter Hacker
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 326
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anthem Press
  • Date 2024-04-02
  • ISBN 9781839991134 / 1839991135
  • Weight 1.43 lbs (0.65 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.88 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.24 cm)

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P.M.S. Hacker is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He has specialized in philosophy of cognitive neuroscience. He has written a tetralogy on human nature.

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