A Companion to Wittgenstein
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A Companion to Wittgenstein
A Companion to Wittgenstein
A Companion to Wittgenstein
The most comprehensive survey of Wittgenstein's thought yet compiled, this volume of fifty newly commissioned essays by leading interpreters of his philosophy is a keynote addition to the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series. Full of penetrating insights into the life and work of the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, the collection explores the full range of Wittgensteinβs contribution to philosophy. It includes essays on his intellectual development, his work in logic and mathematics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of religion, and much else.
As well as examining Wittgensteinβs contribution to human understanding in detail, the Companion features vital contextual analysis that traces the relationship between his ideas and those of other philosophers and schools of thought, including the Aristotelian and continental philosophical traditions. Authors also address prominent themes that remain current in todayβs philosophical debates, explaining Wittgensteinβs continuing legacy alongside his historical significance. Essential reading for scholars of philosophy at all levels, A Companion to Wittgenstein combines engaging commentary with unrivalled academic authority.
Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781119307945
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by John Hyman
- Edited by Hans-Johann Glock
- Edited by Hans-Johann Glock
- Edited by Hans-Johann Glock
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 43.0mm
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 1588g
Pages: 816
About the Author
Hans-Johann Glock is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Reading, UK. He is the author of A Wittgenstein Dictionary (Blackwell 1996), Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality (2003), What is Analytic Philosophy? (2008), and La Mente de los Animales (2009). He has published numerous articles on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, the history of analytic philosophy, and Wittgenstein. He was formerly a Humboldt Research Fellow, a Hugh-Le-May Research Fellow and a Research Fellow at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg.
John Hyman is Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Oxford, UK, and a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford. He is editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics, and the author of The Imitation of Nature (Blackwell, 1989) and The Objective Eye (2006). Professor Hyman has written numerous articles on aesthetics, philosophy of action, epistemology and philosophy of mind. He was formerly a Getty Scholar at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and a Leverhulme Major Research Fellow.
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