Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse

Rhees, Rush

ISBN 10: 0521622611 / ISBN 13: 9780521622615

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521622611
• ISBN 13: 9780521622615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.492 pounds

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Synopsis

Four years after the publication of Wittgenstein's Investigations, Rush Rhees began writing critical reflections on the masterpiece he had helped to edit. In this edited collection of his previously unpublished writings, Rhees argues, contra Wittgenstein, that although language lacks the unity of a calculus it is not simply a family of language games. The unity of language is found in its dialogical character. It is in this context that we say something, and grow in understanding: notions not captured in Wittgenstein's emphasis on language games, following rules, and using language. Rhees develops Wittgenstein's notion that to imagine a language is to image a form of life, without suggesting that we are all engaged in an all-inclusive conversation. The result is not only a major contribution to Wittgenstein scholarship, but an original discussion of central philosophical questions concerning the possibility of discourse.

Book Description

This edited collection of Rush Rhees's previously unpublished writings presents his critical reflections on Wittgenstein's Investigations, the masterpiece he had helped to edit. They are not only a major contribution to Wittgenstein scholarship, but an original discussion of central philosophical questions concerning the possibility of discourse.