Elucidating the Tractatus: Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Language and Logic

by Marie McGinn

Overview

Marie McGinn provides a clear, comprehensive, and original interpretation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and of its relation to Wittgenstein's later work. The Tractatus is one of the most famous works of early analytic philosophy, the interpretation of which has always been a matter for controversy and is currently the focus for an important philosophical debate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199244447
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/18/2007
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	9.23(w) x 6.54(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

University of York

Table of Contents

1. The Single Great Problem2. Wittgenstein's Critique of Frege and Russell 1: Propositions with Sense3. Wittgenstein's Critique of Frege and Russell 2: The Propositions Of Logic4. Pictures5. Propositions6. The Opening of the iTractatus/i7. Variables and Formal Concepts8. Molecular Propositions9. Inference and Operations10. Logic and the General Form of a Proposition11. Logic and Solipsism12. Turning the Examination Round

Editorial Reviews

"I find McGinn's discussion of the details of the Tractatus' logic engaging and illuminating. Her book constitutes a highly interesting contribution to the debate on Wittgenstein's philosophy. Not only did I learn a great deal from this book, but reading it was also a pleasure."—Oskari Kuusela, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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