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The Great Philosophers: Wittgenstein: No. 1

The Great Philosophers: Wittgenstein: No. 1

by PeterHacker (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

    $3.44
Synopsis

This essential introduction to the philosopher and his thought, combines passages from Wittgenstein with detailed interpretation. Hacker leads us into a world of philosophical investigation in which "to smell a rat is ever so much easier than to trap it". Wittgenstein defined humans as language-using creatures. The role of philosophy is to ask questions which reveal the limits and nature of language. Taking the expression, description and observation of pain as examples, Hacker explores the ingenuity with which Wittgenstein identified the rules and set the limits of language.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 59
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 27 Oct 1997
ISBN 10: 0753801930
ISBN 13: 9780753801932
Book Overview: High sales of Phoenix 60p titles related to philosophy. Peter Hacker is one of the world's top Wittgenstein commentators. Ray Monk's biography of Wittgenstein (1993) was a commercial and critical success, raising the profile of Wittgenstein. High profile of overall series in UK media and international markets. Mass market edition of SOPHIE'S WORLD has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK and commonwealth.