{"product_id":"wittgenstein-and-his-interpreters-isbn-9781118592601","title":"Wittgenstein and His Interpreters","description":"Comprising specially commissioned essays from some of the most significant contributors to the field, this volume provides a uniquely authoritative and thorough survey of the main lines of Wittgenstein scholarship over the past 50 years, tracing the history and current trends as well as anticipating the future shape of work on Wittgenstein.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first collection of its kind, this volume presents a range of perspectives on the different approaches to the philosophy of Wittgenstein\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading experts from America, Britain, and Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a much needed overview of the complex landscape of Wittgenstein exegesis and Wittgensteinian approaches to philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the current state, aims, and future of Wittgenstein scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn essential guide for both students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Acknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuy Kahane, Edward Kanterian, and Oskari Kuusela\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Perspectives on Wittgenstein: An Intermittently 37\u003cbr\u003e Opinionated Survey\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans-Johann Glock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Wittgenstein’s Method: Ridding People of 66\u003cbr\u003e Philosophical Prejudices\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Morris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gordon Baker’s Late Interpretation of Wittgenstein 88\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Interpretation of the Philosophical Investigations: 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStyle, Therapy, Nachlass Alois Pichler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Ways of Reading Wittgenstein: Observations on 145\u003cbr\u003e Certain Uses of the Word ‘Metaphysics’\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoachim Schulte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Metaphysical\/Everyday Use: A Note on a Late 169\u003cbr\u003e Paper by Gordon Baker\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHilary Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Wittgenstein and Transcendental Idealism 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. W. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Simples and the Idea of Analysis in the Tractatus 200\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarie McGinn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Words, Waxing and Waning: Ethics in\/and\/of the 221\u003cbr\u003e Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Mulhall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Uses of Wittgenstein’s Beetle: Philosophical 248\u003cbr\u003e Investigations §293 and Its Interpreters\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid G. Stern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Bourgeois, Bolshevist or Anarchist? The Reception 269\u003cbr\u003e of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mathematics\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRay Monk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wittgenstein and Ethical Naturalism 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlice Crary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBibliography 320\u003cbr\u003e Name Index 345\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index 350\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“If the main function of a book like this is to stimulate readers to thoughts of their own, then it succeeds admirably in its task.”  (\u003ci\u003eScribd Feed\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Kahane\u003c\/b\u003e is Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. He works mainly in moral philosophy. Kahane is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEnhancing Human Capacities\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdward Kanterian\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Kent. Previously he held a lectureship at Trinity College and Jesus College, Oxford. He works in theoretical philosophy and history of modern philosophy. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnalytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eFrege\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and has a forthcoming book on Kant’s God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOskari Kuusela\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer at School of Philosophy, University of East Anglia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle Against Dogmatism: Wittgenstein and the Concept of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eKey Terms in Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e Comprising specially commissioned essays from some of the most significant contributors to the field, this volume provides a uniquely authoritative and thorough survey of the main lines of Wittgenstein scholarship over the past 50 years, tracing the history and current trends as well as anticipating the future shape of work on Wittgenstein. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflecting a range of different perspectives, some contributions offer an historical overview, mapping different schools and approaches to Wittgenstein interpretation. Others consider questions of methodology and style, or examine and shed new light on seminal controversies. Taken together, the essays provide a much needed overview of the complex landscape of both Wittgenstein exegesis and Wittgensteinian approaches to philosophy and will serve as an essential resource and guide for both students and scholars.  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWittgenstein and his Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptionally stimulating collection and a fine tribute to Gordon Baker, whose work on Wittgenstein leads us to see new aspects and to appreciate new possibilities. The rich variety of approaches to Wittgenstein represented in this collection will enable readers to engage more deeply with Wittgenstein’s thought, even as they become aware of the wide range of alternative ways in which his thought can be understood.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eCora Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gordon Baker was the most innovative and simply the most important reader of later Wittgenstein of his time. Thus he richly deserves a \u003ci\u003efestschrift,\u003c\/i\u003e and this volume is full of riches.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eRupert Read\u003c\/b\u003e, University of East Anglia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent survey ... .The essays are important contributions to the scholarship of Wittgenstein interpretation.\" (\u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990499868901,"sku":"NP9781118592601","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118592601.jpg?v=1761788075","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wittgenstein-and-his-interpreters-isbn-9781118592601","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}