Wittgenstein
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Wittgenstein
A holistic introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy that approaches him as a philosopher of ordinary life.
One of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's most consequential claims was that the meaning of the word, its sense, is its use in language. This deceptively simple claim, the foundation of what became known as ordinary language philosophy, has animated thinkers across disciplinary bounds from metaphysics to ethics and more.
In The Senses of Use, Sandra Laugier embarks on a fresh journey through Wittgenstein's corpus that emphasizes the place of ordinary life and language in its thought. Through his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, and rich posthumously published works, Laugier offers a compelling new look at Wittgenstein as a philosopher of mind.
Series: The France Chicago Collection
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780226824574
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 October 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Daniela Ginsburg
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 481g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Sandra Laugier is professor of philosophy at the University of Paris I PanthΓ©on Sorbonne and a senior fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France. Her books in English include Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy, also published by the University of Chicago Press.Β Daniela Ginsburg is a freelance translator. She cotranslated Knowledge of Life by Georges Canguilhem.
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