Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and the Philosophical Investigations (Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks)

This is a great supplement to have with you if you are studying/reading the Philosophical Investigations by Wittgenstein. Much of the Investigations is easy enough to understand, but this text by McGinn clarifies some of the tougher ideas present in Wittgenstein's work. For a book that is already hard enough to read all by itself and get the most out of it, McGinn's book is a great guide to have along for the crazy ride that is doing philosophy with Wittgenstein. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Style and method Philosophical Investigations, 89 133......Page 22 Wittgenstein's critique of Augustine Philosophical Investigations, 1 38......Page 46 Rules and rule-following Philosophical Investigations, 138 242......Page 86 Privacy and private language Philosophical Investigations, 243 275......Page 126 The inner and the outer Philosophical Investigations, 281 307:pp. 227 8......Page 156 Seeing and seeing aspects Philosophical Investigations, 398 401: Part II, section xi......Page 190 Bibliography......Page 218 Index......Page 224 Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 11 Abbreviations 12 Introduction 14 Style and method Philosophical Investigations, 89 133 22 Wittgenstein's critique of Augustine Philosophical Investigations, 1 38 46 Rules and rule-following Philosophical Investigations, 138 242 86 Privacy and private language Philosophical Investigations, 243 275 126 The inner and the outer Philosophical Investigations, 281 307:pp. 227 8 156 Seeing and seeing aspects Philosophical Investigations, 398 401: Part II, section xi 190 Bibliography 218 Index 224 Wittgenstein is the most influential twentieth-century philosopher in the English-speaking world. In The Philosophical Investigations, his most important work, he introduces the famous "private language argument" which changed the whole philosophical view of language.
Wittgenstein and the Philosophical Investigations introduces and assesses Wittgenstein's life and its connection with his thought, the text of The Philosophical Investigations, and the importance of Wittgenstein's work to contemporary philosophy.

Wittgenstein is the most influential twentieth century philosopher in the English-speaking world. In the Philosophical Investigations, his most important work, he introduces the famous 'private language argument' which changed the whole philosophical view of language. Wittgenstein and the Philosophical Investigations introduces and assesses:
* Wittgenstein's life, and its connection with his thought
* the text of the Philosophical Investigations
* the importance of Wittgenstein's work to contemporary philosophy.

This accessible and lucidly written guidebook introduces the student of Wittgenstein to his most important work, the Philosophical Investigations and looks at the overall importance of Wittgenstein to current philosophy Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is concerned with two principal topics: the philosophy of language and philosophical psychology.