{"product_id":"wittgenstein-and-the-possibility-of-discourse-isbn-9781405132503","title":"Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse","description":"This original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games, written by one of the philosopher’s literary executors and closest friends, has now been updated to include two additional articles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated edition of this original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRush Rhees was one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors and closest friends, as well as being an outstanding philosopher in his own right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eD.Z. Phillips was Director of the Rush Rhees Archive and the Associated Centre for Wittgensteinian Studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstitutes a major contribution to Wittgenstein scholarship and to philosophical debates about the possibility of discourse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe second edition includes as a preface Rhees’ article, ‘The Fundamental Problems of Philosophy’, first published in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt also includes as a second appendix some of Rhees’ reflections of Wittgenstein, his teacher.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNote to the second edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface: The Fundamental Problem of Philosophy viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote in editing xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytic table of contents xlv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One Philosophy and Language\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Plato, language and the growth of understanding 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII “What is language 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The reality of language 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two Games and Language\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Discussion and discourse 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Games, calculations, discussions and conversations 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three Beyond Wittgenstein’s Builders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Signals and saying something 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Language: a family of games? 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Understanding what is said 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX Wittgenstein’s builders – recapitulation 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four Belonging to Language\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX Conversation and institutions 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXI Language and generality 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXII Language, speaking and common intelligibility 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIII Philosophy, life and language 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: On Wittgenstein 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRush Rhees: a biographical sketch 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 276\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRush Rhees\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1989) taught philosophy at the University of Swansea from 1940 to 1966, where he was subsequently made an Honorary Professor and Fellow. Among his principal teachers he included Alfred Kastil, John Anderson, G.E. Moore and, above all, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He was one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors and closest friends, as well as being an outstanding philosopher in his own right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e D.Z. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Rush Rhees Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales, Swansea and Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. He was also Director of the Rush Rhees Archive, Swansea and the Associated Centre for Wittgensteinian Studies. He co-edited ‘Wittgenstein: Attention to Particulars’ (1989), a collection in Rhees' honour, and was the editor of seven of Rhees’ works published posthumously.\u003c\/p\u003e  Four years after the publication of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e, Rush Rhees, one of Wittgenstein’s literary executors and closest friends, began writing reflections on the masterpiece he had helped to edit. In this collection of his previously unpublished writings, Rhees offers an original critique of Wittgenstein’s analogy between language and games. The volume constitutes a major contribution not only to Wittgenstein scholarship, but also to philosophical debates about the possibility of discourse, and to why conversation is central to that possibility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the second edition, D.Z. Phillips has inserted as a preface Rhees’ article, ‘The Fundamental Problems of Philosophy’, first published in 1994. This paper gives a clear picture of Rhees’ view of the distinctive nature of philosophical questions and of the character shown in a deep pursuit of them. Secondly, Phillips has included as an additional appendix, some of Rhees’ reflections on Wittgenstein, his teacher. The book’s index has also been enhanced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990499967205,"sku":"NP9781405132503","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405132503.jpg?v=1761788075","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/wittgenstein-and-the-possibility-of-discourse-isbn-9781405132503","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}