Wittgenstein on Foundations Contributor(s): Conway, Gertrude D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573925632 ISBN-13: 9781573925631 Publisher: Humanities Press Intl OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 192 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.7" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 200 pages |
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Publisher Description: The debate on the foundations of knowledge and meaning has gained particular attention in recent philosophical discourse. A number of commentators, including Richard Rorty, have categorized leading contemporary philosophers such as Wittgenstein as being 'anti-foundationalist". In this comprehensive analysis of Wittgenstein's concept of the form of life and its implications, Professor Conway takes issue with this characterization of Wittgenstein. Instead, the author interprets Wittgenstein as continuing the discussion of foundations, while radically transforming the very understanding of foundations. |