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1021197
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b775567
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Wittgenstein and reason /\ edited by John Preston.
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Malden, MA :: Blackwell Pub.,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Ratio book series
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1 online resource (149 pages)
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1282030159
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: 1444307096
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: 144430710X
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: 6612030151
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: 9781282030152
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: 9781444307092
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: 9781444307108
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: 9786612030154
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1405180951
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9781405180955
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| Notes
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"First published as volume 20, no. 4 of Ratio"--T.p. versp.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Wittgenstein's critique of Frazer / Jacques Bouveresse -- Relativism, commensurability and translatability / Hans-Johann Glock -- 'Back to the rough ground!' Wittgensteinian reflections on rationality and reason / Jane Heal -- Worlds or words apart? Wittgenstein on understanding religious language / Genia Schönbaumsfeld -- The tightrope walker / Severin Schroeder -- Rules and reason / Joachim Schulte -- Rule-following without reasons : Wittgenstein's quietism and the constitutive question / Crispin Wright.
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| Abstract
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This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.: Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy; Analyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer's Golden Bough, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous 'rule-following considerations' from his Philosophical Investigations; Contributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and continental Europe includi.
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig,1889-1951.
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig,1889-1951
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Reason.
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PHILOSOPHY-- History Surveys-- Modern.
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Reason.
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| Dewey Classification
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192
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B3376.W564W555455 2008eb
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Preston, John,1957-
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