The False Prison: A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy Volume 1 1st Edition by David Pears (PDF)

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This is the first of two volumes which describe the development of Wittgenstein’s philosophy from the Tracatus to his later writings. Part I of this volume is a survey of the whole of his work; Part II is a detailed examination of the central ideas for his early system. The second volume will cover later philosophy. The book fills a gap in the literature on Wittgenstein between brief introductions and detailed commentaries. Although necessarily selective, the doctrines and ideas chosen for detailed discussion are those which reveal the general structure of Wittgenstein’s work. David Pears has taken full account of the origins of Wittgenstein’s philosophy and its relation to the philosophies of his predecessors and contemporaries. But the author’s main emphasis is on the internal organization of Wittgenstein’s thought. Philosophy students concentrate on the details of his work but often find it difficult to see their place in the general pattern. This book presents the general and the particular within a relatively constant framework, thereby making Wittgenstein’s thought more accessible to students of philosophy and to non-specialists.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “The clarity of exposition and the detail with which the arguments are untangled makes this an excellent book for student use.”–International Studies in Philosophy”An excellent treatment of the early philosophy of Wettgenstein and some of his dominant theories.”–George L. Farre, Georgetown University.”[Pears’] book is a lucid statement of one important way of reading Wittgenstein. He faces up to some of the most difficult passages of the text, asks many of the right questions, and sheds light on many important issues. It is well written, and a pleasure to read. It should be read by anyone who is interested in the philosophy of Wittgenstein.” –NOUS About the Author David Pears is at University of Oxford.

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⭐Along with Glock’s “Wittgenstein Dictionary”, Pears’ two-volume “False Prison” is the best study available in English on Wittgenstein’s multifaceted philosophy. With painstaking detail, Pears traces the development of W’s early form of atomism in the “Tractatus” through the crucial years of 1929-31 when W was unable to find a satisfactory answer to the problem of the logical syntax of color words (and his friend Sraffa challenged him by flipping him the bird with the question, “What’s the logical meaning of this?”) which led him to rethink his both the form and content of his approach and ended with the “Philosophical Investigations”. Pears’s prose is concise, and he is probably the most thorough expositer of Wittgenstein’s sometimes frustrating quasi-dialogue late style of writing. Looks like Amazon is carrying only one volume of this set!

⭐Exactly what I wanted. Arrived earlier than promised.

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