Ebook: A Companion to Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein: a sketch of his life / Ray Monk -- Wittgenstein’s philosophical development / Wolfgang Kienzler -- Wittgenstein’s texts and style / David G. Stern -- Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer / Dale Jacquette -- Wittgenstein and Frege / Michael Beaney -- Wittgenstein and Russell / Graham Stevens -- Wittgenstein, Hertz, and Boltzmann / John M. Preston -- Logical atomism / Leo K.C. Cheung -- The picture theory / Colin Johnston -- Wittgenstein on solipsism / Ernst Michael Lange -- Resolute readings of the Tractatus / James Conant and Silver Bronzo -- Ineffability and nonsense in the Tractatus / Leo K.C. Cheung -- Metaphysics: from ineffability to normativity / P.M.S. Hacker -- Philosophy and philosophical method / Hans-Johann Glock -- Grammar and grammatical statements / Severin Schroeder -- The autonomy of grammar / Michael N. Forster -- Surveyability / Joachim Schulte -- Logic and the Tractatus / Roger M. White;Wittgenstein on skepticism / Duncan Pritchard --;The most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein’s thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell series on the world’s great philosophers, covering everything from Wittgenstein’s intellectual development to the latest interpretations of his hugely influential ideas. The lucid, engaging commentary also reviews Wittgenstein’s historical legacy and his continued impact on contemporary philosophical debate. --;Wittgenstein’s early philosophy of mathematics / Pasquale Frascolla -- Wittgenstein’s later philosophy of mathematics / A.W. Moore -- Wittgenstein and antirealism / Mathieu Marion -- Necessity and apriority / Eric Loomis -- Names and ostensive definitions / Kai Büttner -- Meaning and understanding / Jason Bridges -- Rules and rule-following / Gary Ebbs -- Vagueness and family resemblance / Hanoch Ben-Yami -- Languages, language-games, and forms of life / Daniel Whiting -- Wittgenstein on truth / David Dolby -- Privacy and private language / Edward Kanterian -- The Inner and the Outer / William Child -- Wittgenstein on “I” and the Self / Maximilian de Gaynesford -- Wittgenstein on Action and the Will / Maria Alvarez -- Wittgenstein on intentionality / Stefan Brandt -- Wittgenstein on seeing aspects / Arif Ahmed -- Wittgenstein on color / Jonathan Westphal -- Wittgenstein on knowledge and certainty / Danièle Moyal-Sharrock