Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language

Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780195132984
ISBN-13 : 019513298X
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Download or read book Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language written by John Webber Cook and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another source is the fact that many philosophers share Wittgenstein's assumption that empiricism, far from being a weird view of things, reflects the ways in which we commonly think and talk about ourselves and the world. Because Wittgenstein's chief expositors tend to share this false assumption, they are prevented from recognizing that Wittgenstein, who claimed to be bringing words back from their metaphysical to their everyday use, did nothing of the sort."--BOOK JACKET.


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