The Undiscovered Wittgenstein The Twentieth Century's Most Misunderstood Philosopher

, by COOK, JOHN W.

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ISBN: 9781591022572 | 1591022576
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Copyright: 2/1/2005

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John W. Cook is the former head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon.

Preface

(2)

Abbreviations

(4)

Introduction

(6)

I. WHO WAS WITTGENSTEIN?

Wittgenstein, Neutral Monism, and Privacy

(20)

Common Sense, Skepticism, and Reductionism

(16)

An Ordinary Language Philosopher?

(42)

Meaning and Verification

(32)

II. INVESTIGATING WITTGENSTEIN'S PRACTICE

On Being Fair to Wittgenstein

131

(42)

Wittgenstein and Conceptual Relativism

173

(28)

Language-games

201

(22)

The Wages of Empiricism

223

(18)

Are There Objective Scientific Truths?

241

(32)

III. BELIEF, SUPERSTITION, AND RELIGION

Wittgenstein on Primitive Practices

273

(30)

Religious Belief and Reductionism

303

(22)

Are There Religious Language-games?

325

(18)

A Failed Defense of Wittgenstein

343

(26)

Preconceptions and Philosophical Descriptions

369

(30)

Appendix: Some Misunderstood Features of Wittgenstein's Neutral Monism

399

(22)

Bibliography

421

(8)

Index

429

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The Undiscovered Wittgenstein The Twentieth Century's Most Misunderstood Philosopher

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