Cook John W 1930

The undiscovered Wittgenstein : the twentieth century's most misunderstood philosopher / John W. Cook. - Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, 2005. - 437 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-427) and index.

Who was Wittgenstein? -- Wittgenstein, neutral monism, and privacy -- Common sense, skepticism, and reductionism -- An ordinary language philosopher? -- Meaning and verification -- Investigating Wittgenstein's practice -- On being fair to Wittgenstein -- Wittgenstein and conceptual relativism -- Language-games -- The wages of empiricism -- Are there objective scientific truths? -- Belief, superstition, and religion -- Wittgenstein on primitive practices -- Religious belief and reductionism -- Are there religious language-games? -- A failed defense of Wittgenstein -- Preconceptions and philosophical descriptions.

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Wittgenstein Ludwig 18891951

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