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This book is the first part of a comprehensive study of Wittgenstein’s conception of language description. Describing language was no pastime occupation for the philosopher. It was hard work and it meant struggle. It made for a philosophy that required Wittgenstein’s full attention and half his life. His approach had always been working on himself, on how he saw things. The central claim of this book is that nothing will come of our exegetical efforts to see what Wittgenstein's later philosophy amounts to if his work on describing language is not given the place and concern it deserves. The book shows what his philosophy might begin to look like in the light of critical questions around his interest to see the end of the day with descriptions, and these things only.



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Not a common way of looking – The problematic of philosophy is the problematic of the point – Wittgenstein’s Copernican revolution – A strange method – A big gap in Wittgenstein’s thinking

What Does It Look Like?: Wittgenstein’s

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 18/10/2017
      ISBN13: 9783631669419, 978-3631669419
      ISBN10: 3631669410

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book is the first part of a comprehensive study of Wittgenstein’s conception of language description. Describing language was no pastime occupation for the philosopher. It was hard work and it meant struggle. It made for a philosophy that required Wittgenstein’s full attention and half his life. His approach had always been working on himself, on how he saw things. The central claim of this book is that nothing will come of our exegetical efforts to see what Wittgenstein's later philosophy amounts to if his work on describing language is not given the place and concern it deserves. The book shows what his philosophy might begin to look like in the light of critical questions around his interest to see the end of the day with descriptions, and these things only.



      Table of Contents

      Not a common way of looking – The problematic of philosophy is the problematic of the point – Wittgenstein’s Copernican revolution – A strange method – A big gap in Wittgenstein’s thinking

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