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This is a collection of essays on Wittgenstein originally published between 1996 and 2019, with a new introduction. The essays defend and develop a central Wittgensteinian idea: 'grammatical rules' for the use of expressions hold the key to understanding linguistic meaning, as well as its connections to necessary propositions, conceptual thought, and the nature of philosophy.

Kant is generally regarded as the greatest modern philosopher. But that analytic philosophers treat him as a central voice in contemporary debates is largely due to Sir Peter Strawson, the most eminent philosopher living in Britain today. In this collection, leading Kant scholars and analytic philosophers, including Strawson himself, for the first time assess his relation to Kant. The essays raise questions about how philosophy should deal wit...

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A COMPANION TO WITTGENSTEIN 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 Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgenstein's contribution to ph...

Covers the central themes of Wittgenstein′s oeuvre. Provides a collection of newly-commissioned essays by internationally established philosophers. Includes an excellent preface that explains the various perspectives of the contributors and offers an introduction to Wittgenstein′s work.

Peter Hacker is one of the most notable interpreters of Wittgenstein's work, a powerful and sophisticated exponent of Wittgensteinian ideas, and a distinguished historian of the analytic tradition. Thirteen leading philosophers and Wittgenstein scholars offer specially written essays in honor of Hacker. Their contributions deal with a variety of themes associated with Wittgenstein. Some deal with issues of Wittgenstein scholarship and interpre...

This book is devoted to Quine and Davidson.

This book is devoted to Quine and Davidson.

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 an...

In over 90 entries, this lucid and accessible dictionary explains technical terms which Wittgenstein introduced into the philosophical debate or transformed substantially, and also topics which play a central role in his work. It delineates Wittgenstein's line of argument, its strength and problems, and sheds light on fundamental exegetical controversies.

An invaluable guide for anyone seeking to understand analytic philosophy and how it is practised.

An invaluable guide for anyone seeking to understand analytic philosophy and how it is practised.