Description
This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.
About the Author
John Preston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading.
Reviews
"Taken as a whole, this volume provides an extremely valuable and critically astute examination of utterly fundamental issues that need serious attention and investigation in today's philosophical climate-it constitutes a 'must read'." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 2009)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405180955
Author John Preston
Format Paperback
Page Count 162
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 209g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 13mm
- Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy
- Analyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer's Golden Bough, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous 'rule-following considerations' from his Philosophical Investigations
- Contributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and continental Europe including Hanjo Glock, Genia Schoenbaumsfeld, Severin Schroeder Joachim Schulte and Crispin Wright
- Contains a translation of an important paper by the French Wittgenstein scholar Jacques Bouveresse, alongside six new papers by other contributors
About the Author
John Preston is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Reading.
Reviews
"Taken as a whole, this volume provides an extremely valuable and critically astute examination of utterly fundamental issues that need serious attention and investigation in today's philosophical climate-it constitutes a 'must read'." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 2009)
"Preston (philosophy, Univ. of Reading) offers scholarly pieces that explore the connections in his work between reason and relativism, the reasonableness of religious belief, and Wittgenstein's notion of rule following. Recommended for academic research libraries." (Library Journal, November 2008)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405180955
Author John Preston
Format Paperback
Page Count 162
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 209g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 13mm
