{"product_id":"wittgenstein-understanding-and-meaning-part-one-essays-9781405101769","title":"Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning Part One: Essays","description":"This is a new edition of the first volume of G.P.Baker and P.M.S. Hacker's definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eNew edition of the first volume of the monumental four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing Baker's death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised the first volume, rewriting many essays and sections of exegesis completely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart One - the Essays - now includes two completely new essays: 'Meaning and Use' and 'The Recantation of a Metaphysician'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart Two - Exegesis   1-184 - has been thoroughly revised in the light of the electronic publication of Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eNachlass\u003c\/i\u003e, and includes many new interpretations of the remarks, a history of the composition of the book, and an overview of its structure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe revisions will ensure that this remains the definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's masterpiece for the foreseeable future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon P. Baker,P. M. S. Hacker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.22w x 1.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405101769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eG.P. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e was a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford from 1967 until his death in 2002. He is the co-author with P.M.S. Hacker of the first two volumes of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1980-96), and with Katherine Morris of \u003ci\u003eDescartes' Dualism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). He also wrote numerous articles on Wittgenstein, Frege, Russell, Waismann and Descartes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.M.S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He is author of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations, \u003c\/i\u003e the first two volumes co-authored with G.P. Baker, (Blackwell, 1980-96) and of \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Place in Twentieth-century Analytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1996). He has also written extensively on philosophy of language and philosophy of mind, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2003), co-authored with M.R. Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44306078433395,"sku":"9781405101769","price":83.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fa1039ff-6a94-4c91-b595-c991a2a982a4.jpg?v=1770989688","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wittgenstein-understanding-and-meaning-part-one-essays-9781405101769","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}