Wittgenstein, Concept Possession and Philosophy: A Dialogue

by H. A. Knott

Overview

This book is a Wittgensteinian study of concept possession and conceptual investigation in philosophy. It offers advanced introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy and original treatment of its most crucial regions. Written as a Socratic dialogue, with a glance to Plato, it makes a bold claim about Wittgenstein's place in Western philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349353057
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Edition description:	1st ed. 2007
Pages:	237
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

H. A. KNOTT was born in Harrow and educated at Bangor and Swansea Universities in Wales. He has been an English Language teacher, a trawlerman, a builder and an artist and illustrator. He now works as a professional ecologist in North Wales.

Table of Contents

Dialogue 1: Synopsis Dialogue 2: Facts, Concepts and Philosophy Dialogue 3: Concepts, Speaking and Persons Dialogue 4: An Instinct for Meaning Dialogue 5: Concepts of the Subject Dialogue 6: Metaphysics, Instinct and Language-Games Dialogue 7: Epilogue Index

Editorial Reviews

'This book will range among the best current readings of Wittgenstein's philosophy. It is a well-written, perspicacious, and instructive guide to reading the later Wittgenstein...such contributions to Wittgenstein scholarship are rare and deserve to be known by professional philosophers as well as by students.' - Dr Danièle Moyal-Sharrock, School of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London, UK

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