The Mechanics of Meaning - Propositional Content and the Logical Space of Wittgenstein's Tractatus (Hardcover)

This analysis of Wittgenstein's concept of a Spielraum, in which the author approaches the Tractatus Logico-philosophicus both systematically and from the perspective of the history of philosophy and knowledge, opens up a new and important perspective in Wittgenstein research. In establishing unexpected cross-connections between physics, the theory of perception, and logic, Hyder also makes a valuable contribution to the history of 19th century science. In particular, the links he establishes between early sensory physiology and the logicism of Russell and Frege yield a sharper and more plausible account of the notion of a "space" of possible meanings than has hitherto been available in the secondary literature. In showing this notion to be a formal precursor to that of a language game, the study also provides important pointers for the interpretation of Wittgenstein's late work.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	David Hyder
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	239
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-017218-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy
LSN:	3-11-017218-6
Barcode:	9783110172188

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