Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations - (Critical Essays on the Classics) by Meredith Williams (Paperback)

About the Book

This anthology identifies four central themes in Wittgenstein's Investigations - reference and meaning, rules and their application, the interiority of mind and the alleged uses of private languages, and necessity and grammar-and provides important recent essays that explore t...

Book Synopsis

This anthology identifies four central themes in Wittgenstein's Investigations - reference and meaning, rules and their application, the interiority of mind and the alleged uses of private languages, and necessity and grammar-and provides important recent essays that explore these themes in lucid detail. Intended for both the novice and experienced reader of Wittgenstein's classic work, this book includes important notes and references to help make his problems and arguments more accessible.

Review Quotes

An excellent collection of classic papers on key topics in the Investigations that approach the text from a wide range of perspectives.

Williams has brought together a number of classic essays that anyone interested in Wittgenstein's Investigations needs to be familiar with.

About the Author

Meredith Williams is professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of Wittgenstein, Mind and Meaning: Toward a Social Conception of the Mind (Routledge, 1998). She has published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at several conferences on Wittgenstein and philosophy of language.