Wittgenstein, Mind and Meaning

Wittgenstein, Mind and Meaningoffers a provocative re-reading of Wittgenstein's later writings on language and mind, and explores the tensions between Wittgenstein's ideas and contemporary cognitivist conceptions of the mental. Williams's theme throughout is the anti-individualism that she takes to underlie Wittgenstein's criticism of Cartesian thought. This book addresses both Wittgenstein's later works as well as contemporary issues in philosophy of mind thought and lays the foundation for a social conception of mind. It provides fresh insight into the later Wittgenstein and raises vital questions about the foundations of cognitivism and its wider implications for psychology and cognitive science.