Explanation and Understanding

Georg Henrik Von Wright

ISBN 10: 0801406447 / ISBN 13: 9780801406447

Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1971

About this Item

Very Near Fine in a Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to the lower front corner tip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows the very mildest rubbing to the panels; some sun-toning to the grey background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible) ; mild rubbing along the edges of the front panel; else flawless; unclipped. Attractive and intact. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.9 inches). Language: English. Weight: 16 ounces. First Edition (1971) ; Third Printing (1981). Hardback with DJ. The late G. H. Von Wright, who succeeded Wittgenstein in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and served as one of three executors of the Wittgenstein estate, was a visiting professor at Cornell University from 1965 to 1977 and finished his career at the University of Helsinki. His many books include The Varieties of Goodness, Norm and Action, The Logic of Preference, and Freedom and Determination. ; Contemporary Philosophers Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvii, 230 pages pages; Not Inscribed or Signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explanation and Understanding
• Publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801406447
• ISBN 13: 9780801406447
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; Third Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

"Explanation and Understanding, perhaps von Wright's best-known book, showed the influence of Wittgenstein, but marked a clean break with the positivism of his youth. He suggested that human action could not be explained causally by scientific or 'natural' laws, but had to be understood 'intentionally'―a concept connected with wants and beliefs developed in a social and cultural context."―Daily Telegraph

"This is a very good book packed with much original material; it also contains illuminating reinterpretations of some familiar theories and arguments. The range of topics treated includes causation, action, verification of gnomic statements, practical inference and its use in the explanation of action, and the structure of explanation in history."―Philosophical Review

About the Author

The late G. H. von Wright, who succeeded Wittgenstein in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and served as one of three executors of the Wittgenstein estate, was a visiting professor at Cornell University from 1965 to 1977 and finished his career at the University of Helsinki. His many books include The Varieties of Goodness, Norm and Action, The Logic of Preference, and Freedom and Determination.