Ludwig Wittgenstein PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS 1958 2nd Edition VG Condition

Description: this 2nd Edition from 1958 is in very good condition for it's age. the blue cloth cover is minimally damaged. light wear to the edges and corners. some age staining to the rear inside cover. pages are printed on a thick sturdy paper - they are very clean, free of dog ears and tears however there are some light penciled underlining/markings here and there. there are also a few pages with a light crease to them (shown in photos). There is also a penned name on the first page. the spine cloth is unglued but isn't noticeable unless the book is slightly opened - the binding is strong and secureplease see photos The Investigations deal largely with the difficulties of language and meaning. Wittgenstein viewed the tools of language as being fundamentally simple, and he believed that philosophers had obscured this simplicity by misusing language and by asking meaningless questions. He attempted in the Investigations to make things clear: "Der Fliege den Ausweg aus dem Fliegenglas zeigen"—to show the fly the way out of the fly bottle.Wittgenstein claims that the meaning of a word is based on how the word is understood within the language-game. A common summary of his argument is that meaning is use. According to the use theory of meaning, the words are not defined by reference to the objects they designate or by the mental representations one might associate with them, but by how they are used. For example, this means there is no need to postulate that there is something called good that exists independently of any good deed. Wittgenstein's theory of meaning contrasts with Platonic realism and with Gottlob Frege's notions of sense and reference. This argument has been labeled by some authors as "anthropological holism". - wiki I love to rescue vintage items, especially books, and help them find their forever homes. Please check out my inventory or follow me to see what new treasures I find next. Thank you.

Price: 150 USD

Location: Yuba City, California

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