Description
Book SynopsisWittgenstein presents a concise, comprehensive and systematic treatment of the Austrian-born philosopher's thought. Renowned scholar Hans Sluga first recounts events in Wittgenstein s life in order to illuminate the historical, political and personal conditions from which his philosophical work emerged.
Trade Review“Sluga’s Wittgenstein would be an ideal textbook in a course on Wittgenstein and political philosophy and an excellent introduction for those interested in exploring that relation.” (Philosophy in Review, 1 December 2012)
“Sluga’s encyclopedic knowledge of Wittgenstein, and of other philosophers such as Frege and Heidegger, attests that he is eminently well qualified to write this book. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.” (Choice, 1 August 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface vi
Abbreviations x
1 The situated thinker 1
2 The world and its structure 20
3 The limits of language 39
4 The prodigious diversity of language games 57
5 Families and resemblances 76
6 Our unsurveyable grammar 95
7 Visible rails invisibly laid to infinity 112
8 What is the use of studying philosophy? 131
Index 151
