Wittgenstein: The Philosopher and his Works

This wide-ranging collection of essays contains eighteen original articles by authors representing some of the most important recent work on Wittgenstein. It deals with questions pertaining to both the interpretation and application of Wittgenstein's thought and the editing of his works. Regarding the latter, it also addresses issues concerning scholarly electronic publishing. The collection is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction which lays out the content and arguments of each contribution. Contributors: Knut Erik Tranøy, Lars Hertzberg, Georg Henrik von Wright, Marie McGinn, Cora Diamond, James Conant, David G. Stern, Eike von Savigny, P.M.S. Hacker, Hans-Johann Glock, Allan Janik, Kristóf Nyíri, Antonia Soulez, Brian McGuinness, Anthony Kenny, Joachim Schulte, Herbert Hrachovec, Cameron McEwen.

About the author

Alois Pichler, born 1966, is a member of staff at the Department of Culture, Language and Information Technology (AKSIS) at UNIFOB AS, Bergen, Norway. He is Director of the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen. He is member of the Executive Committee of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society. Homepage: http://teksttek.aksis.uib.no/people/alois.

Product details

• Assisted by: Aloi Pichler (Editor), Alois Pichler (Editor), Säätelä (Editor), Säätelä (Editor), Simo Säätelä (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2011
• EAN: 9783110328592
• ISBN: 978-3-11-032859-2
• No. of pages: 461
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 36 mm x 214 mm
• Weight: 692 g
• Series: Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society - New Series; Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society - New Series; Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society. New Series; ISSN
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > 20th and 21st centuries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day