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51. Ludwig Wittgenstein

    Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers, Second Series

    Edited by David Kilfoyle, Stuart Shanker

    Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers

    Wittgenstein scholarship has continued to grow at a pace few could have anticipated - a testament both to the fertility of his thought and to the thriving state of contemporary philosophy. In response to this ever-growing interest in the field, we are delighted to announce the publication of a...

    Published November 14th 2001 by Routledge
52. A Short History of Modern Philosophy

    From Descartes to Wittgenstein

    By Roger Scruton

    Series: Routledge Classics

    Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding...

    Published October 11th 2001 by Routledge
53. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

    2nd Edition

    By Ludwig Wittgenstein

    Series: Routledge Classics

    Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme brilliance, it captured the imagination...

    Published May 17th 2001 by Routledge
54. Logic and Language in Wittgenstein's Tractatus

    By Ian Proops

    Series: Studies in Philosophy

    This historical study investigates Ludwig Wittgenstein's early philosophy of logic and language, as it is presented in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The study makes a case for the Tractatus as an insightful critique of the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege-the Founding...

    Published August 22nd 2000 by Routledge
55. The New Wittgenstein

    Edited by Alice Crary, Rupert Read

    Published March 29th 2000 by Routledge
56. Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Critical Social Theory

    A Critique of Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar

    By Nigel Pleasants

    Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

    This book uses the philosophy of Wittgenstein as a perspective from which to challenge the very idea of critical social theory, represented preeminently by Giddens, Habermas and Bhaskar. Renouncing the quest for an alternative Wittgensteinian theory of social and political life, the author shows...

    Published July 28th 1999 by Routledge
57. Wittgenstein

    The Great Philosophers

    By PMS Hacker

    Series: The Great Philosophers Series

    Published July 28th 1999 by Routledge
58. Wittgenstein's Art of Investigation

    By Beth Savickey

    Wittgenstein's Art of Investigation is one of the first to focus on and provide an original and detailed analysis of Wittgenstein's grammatical investigations. Beth Sarkey offers us new insight into the historical context and influences on method which will help students understand the intricacies...

    Published July 14th 1999 by Routledge
59. On Being With Others

    Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Derrida

    By Simon Glendinning

    On Being With Others is an outstanding exploration of this key philosophical question. Simon Glendinning shows how traditional positions in the philosophy of mind can do little to rebuff the accusation that in fact we have little claim to have knowledge of minds other than our own.On Being With...

    Published February 18th 1998 by Routledge
60. Wittgenstein, Politics and Human Rights

    By Robin Holt

    Do human rights make sense? They have been central to post-war political life, and our picture of moral self. But this is being eroded, Holt argues, and with it the viability of human rights discourse. The pre-social individual and its mental armoury is being challenged by an increasing awareness...

    Published May 21st 1997 by Routledge