{"product_id":"wittgenstein-on-the-arbitrariness-of-grammar-9780691123912","title":"Wittgenstein on the Arbitrariness of Grammar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the nature of a conceptual scheme? Are there alternative conceptual schemes? If so, are some more justifiable or correct than others? This book explores Wittgenstein's views on these questions. It interprets his conception of grammar as a generalized version of Kant's transcendental idealist solution to a puzzle about necessity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nuanced and convincingly supported, Forster's work reaches conclusions of great intrinsic interest.\"\u003cb\u003e—Paul Horwich, University College, London and City University of New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix  Abbreviations xi  Introduction 1  PART ONE  GRAMMAR, ARBITRARINESS, NON-ARBITRARINESS  1. Wittgenstein's Conception of Grammar 7  2. The Sense in Which Grammar Is Arbitrary 21  3. The Sense in Which Grammar Is Non-Arbitrary 66  4. Some Modest Criticisms 82  PART TWO  THE DIVERSITY THESIS  5. Alternative Grammars? The Case of Formal Logic 107  6. Alternative Grammars? The Limits of Language 129  7. Alternative Grammars? The Problem of Access 153  Appendix. The Philosophical Investigations 189  Notes 193  Index 241","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359105974615,"sku":"9780691123912","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691123912.jpg?v=1754123609","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wittgenstein-on-the-arbitrariness-of-grammar-9780691123912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}