Wittgenstein

No serious philosopher or student of philosophy can afford to neglect Wittgenstein's work. Professor Fogelin provides an authoritative critical evaluation of both the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations, enabling the reader to come to grips with these difficult yet key works. Fogelin explains Wittgenstein's attempt in the Tractatus to combine a picture theory of propositional structure, and also explores Wittgenstein's own criticisms of the Tractarian synthesis. He gives particular attention to topics in the philosophy of language, logic, psychology and the foundations of mathematics, examining Wittgenstein's work on these fields and arguing that Wittgenstein's criticisms in these areas form the basis for a radically new standpoint in philosophy.

Robert J. Fogelin

Part 1 Wittgenstein's Tractatus; Chapter 1 The Atomistic Ontology of the Tractatus; Chapter 2 Picturing the World; Chapter 3 Propositions; Chapter 4 The Logic of Propositions; Chapter 5 Generality; Chapter 6 The Naive Constructivism of the Tractatus; Chapter 7 Necessity; Chapter 8 My World, Its Value, and Silence; Part 2 Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy; Chapter 9 The Critique of the Tractatus; Chapter 10 Understanding; Chapter 11 Sceptical Doubts and a Sceptical Solution to These Doubts; Chapter 12 The Private Language Argument; Chapter 13 Topics in Philosophical Psychology; Chapter 14 Topics in the Philosophy of Mathematics; Chapter 15 Wittgenstein and the History of Philosophy;