Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

by A. C. Grayling

Overview

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general reader by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192854117
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/28/2001
Series:	Very Short Introductions , #46
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.02(w) x 4.45(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	1310L (what's this?)

About the Author

A.C. Grayling is Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, London, and Senior Research Fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford. He is the author of An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, The Refutation of Scepticism, and Berkeley: The Central Arguments, and is also the editor of Philosophy: A Guide through the Subject and Philosophy 2: Further through the Subject.

Table of Contents

1. Life and characterThe early philosophy2. Aims and background3. The argument of the Tractatus4. Some comments and questions5. The influence of the early philosophyThe later philosophy6. The transitional period7. Method, meaning, and use8. Understanding and rule following9. 'Forms of life', private language, and criteria10. Mind and knowledge11. Some reflections and comments12. Wittgenstein and recent philosophyFurther readingIndex1. Life and characterThe early philosophy2. Aims and background3. The argument of the Tractatus4. Some comments and questions5. The influence of the early philosophyThe later philosophy6. The transitional period7. Method, meaning, and use8. Understanding and rule following9. 'Forms of life', private language, and criteria10. Mind and knowledge11. Some reflections and comments12. Wittgenstein and recent philosophyFurther readingIndex