{"product_id":"wittgenstein-and-reason-paperback-softback-9781405180955","title":"Wittgenstein and Reason (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405180955","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWittgenstein and Reason\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Preston (Edited by), J Preston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405180955, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e162 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.209 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Taken as a whole, this volume provides an extremely valuable and critically astute examination of utterly fundamental issues that need serious attention and investigation in today's philosophical climate—it constitutes a 'must read'.” (\u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)  \u003cp\u003e“Preston (philosophy, Univ. of Reading) offers scholarly pieces that explore the connections in his work between reason and relativism, the reasonableness of religious belief, and Wittgenstein's notion of rule following. Recommended for academic research libraries.” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume discusses Wittgenstein’s work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses how Wittgenstein raised crucial questions about the subject - most notably in his critique of Frazer’s \u003ci\u003eGolden Bough\u003c\/i\u003e, his discussions of various philosophical aspects of religion, and the famous ‘rule-following considerations’ from his \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors include prominent Wittgenstein scholars from the UK and continental Europe including Hanjo Glock, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, Severin Schroeder Joachim Schulte and Crispin Wright\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a translation of an important paper by the French Wittgenstein scholar Jacques Bouveresse, alongside six new papers by other contributors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Wittgenstein’s Critique of Frazer 1\u003cbr\u003e Jacques Bouveresse\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Relativism, Commensurability and Translatability 21\u003cbr\u003e Hans-Johann Glock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 ‘Back to the Rough Ground!’ Wittgensteinian Reflections on Rationality and Reason 47\u003cbr\u003e Jane Heal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Worlds or Words Apart? Wittgenstein on Understanding Religious Language 65\u003cbr\u003e Genia Schönbaumsfeld\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Tightrope Walker 85\u003cbr\u003e Severin Schroeder\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rules and Reason 107\u003cbr\u003e Joachim Schulte\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Rule-Following without Reasons: Wittgenstein’s Quietism and the Constitutive Question 123\u003cbr\u003e Crispin Wright\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 145\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437788852504,"sku":"9781405180955","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405180955.jpg?v=1784940504","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wittgenstein-and-reason-paperback-softback-9781405180955","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}