Interpreting Wittgenstein: A Cloud of Philosophy, a Drop of Grammar

Suter, Ronald

ISBN 10: 0877226644 / ISBN 13: 9780877226642

Published by Temple Univ Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1989

256 pages. Ex-library. Dust jacket glued on. Seller Inventory # 606442

Synopsis:

Book by Suter, Ronald

From Library Journal: Suter aims at introducing Wittgenstein's later philosophy to nonphilosophers. He begins by explaining Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy as linguistic therapy and proceeds to his analyses of mental phenomena and his consideration of Augustine's beliefs about time, of how to distinguish dreaming from veridical perception, of the picture theory of language, and of rule-following. Among the philosophers whose arguments Suter's Wittgenstein discusses are Descartes, Hume, Russell, Moore, Ayer, and Malcolm. Suter writes at a level appropriate to his aim; but the result often is too superficial to be helpful and sometimes yields oversimplifications, e.g., on linguistic philosophy as done by Austin vis-a-vis Wittgenstein, Quine's objections to behaviorism, and Ayer's use of coherence to distinguish dream from reality. The book will help its readers to see what Wittgenstein's goal was but not, probably, whether he attained it. For large libraries.
- Robert Hoffman, York Coll., CUNY
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Interpreting Wittgenstein: A Cloud of ...
Publisher: Temple Univ Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good