Wittgenstein

Sir Anthony Kenny1405136545, 9781405136549, 9781405154499, 1405136553, 9781405136556

First published in 1973, Sir Anthony Kenny’s classic introduction to Wittgenstein was widely praised for offering a lucid and historically informed account of the philosopher’s core concerns.
Kenny’s study is also remarkable for demonstrating the continuity between Wittgenstein’s early and late writings. Focusing on Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mind and language, Kenny closely examines the works of the middle years. He exposes apparent conflicts and then goes on to reconcile them, providing a persuasive argument for the unity of Wittgenstein’s thought.
This revised edition includes an extensive new introduction in which Kenny outlines developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published and assesses Wittgenstein’s influence in the latter part of the twentieth century.

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Table of contents :
Wittgenstein……Page 1
Contents……Page 5
Preface……Page 7
Abbreviations in References to Works by Wittgenstein……Page 9
Introduction to the Revised Edition……Page 11
1 Biographical Sketch of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy……Page 21
2 The Legacy of Frege and Russell……Page 35
3 The Criticism of Principia……Page 55
4 The Picture Theory of the Proposition……Page 64
5 The Metaphysics of Logical Atomism……Page 78
6 The Dismantling of Logical Atomism……Page 102
7 Anticipation, Intentionality and Verification……Page 116
8 Understanding, Thinking and Meaning……Page 131
9 Language-Games……Page 146
10 Private Languages……Page 161
11 On Scepticism and Certainty……Page 180
12 The Continuity of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy……Page 193
Suggestions for Further Reading……Page 204
Index……Page 206