{"product_id":"wittgenstein-part-i-essays-9780631219866","title":"Wittgenstein Part I Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fourth and final volume of the monumental commentary on Wittgenstein''s \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e covers pp 428-693 of the book. Like the previous volumes, it consists of philosophical essays and exegesis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone reading \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e would do well to keep it by their side, not only for its authoritative commentary on particular passages, but also for Hacker's extremely illuminating essays on the themes of the last part of the book: one each on intentionality, induction, the arbitrariness of grammar, negation, methodology in philosophical psychology, memory and recognition the will, intention and the mythology of meaning.\" \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"It is as good a commentary on the \u003ci\u003eInvestigations\u003c\/i\u003e as seems humanly possible. This will reamin the definitive starting point for the forseeable future. Indeed, it must rank alongside the greatest contributions to philosophical scholarship (such as Ross on Aristotle or Vaihinger on Kant), since it combines, on a momentous scale, authoritative textual exegesis, philosophical insight, encyclopedic knowledge of the historical background and lucidity of expression. Hacker succeeds brilliantly in showing that these passages are essential to the discussion of language and linguistic meaning that is the leitmotif of the \u003ci\u003eInvestigations\u003c\/i\u003e. The chapter on mental states and processes provides an excellent interpretation and defence of Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical psychology, in particular of his denial that our psychological concepts constitute a 'folk psychology' that must be replaced by a more scientific alternative. Similarly, the chapter on will is the most authoritative discussion yet of Wittgenstein's fiendishly difficult treatment of that topic.\" \u003ci\u003eHans-Johann Glock, Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote to the paperback edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Intentionality 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Inductive reasoning 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The arbitrariness of grammar and the bounds of sense 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV A note on negation 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Methodology in philosophical psychology 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Memory and recognition 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Willing and the nature of voluntary action 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Intending 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX The mythology of meaning something 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 285\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403433681239,"sku":"9780631219866","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631219866.jpg?v=1730483460","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wittgenstein-part-i-essays-9780631219866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}