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Wittgenstein, Part II: Exegesis §§428-693
Mind and Will: Volume 4 of an Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations
P. M. S. Hacker (Author)
9780631219873, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 12 February 2000
488 pages
21.7 x 14.8 x 3.4 cm, 0.644 kg
"Anyone reading Philosophical Investigations would do well to keep it by their side, not only for its authoritative commentary on particular passages, but also for Hacker's extremely illuminating essays on the themes of the last part of the book: one each on intentionality, induction, the arbitrariness of grammar, negation, methodology in philosophical psychology, memory and recognition the will, intention and the mythology of meaning." London Review of Books "It is as good a commentary on the Investigations as seems humanly possible. This will reamin the definitive starting point for the forseeable future. Indeed, it must rank alongside the greatest contributions to philosophical scholarship (such as Ross on Aristotle or Vaihinger on Kant), since it combines, on a momentous scale, authoritative textual exegesis, philosophical insight, encyclopedic knowledge of the historical background and lucidity of expression. Hacker succeeds brilliantly in showing that these passages are essential to the discussion of language and linguistic meaning that is the leitmotif of the Investigations. The chapter on mental states and processes provides an excellent interpretation and defence of Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical psychology, in particular of his denial that our psychological concepts constitute a 'folk psychology' that must be replaced by a more scientific alternative. Similarly, the chapter on will is the most authoritative discussion yet of Wittgenstein's fiendishly difficult treatment of that topic." Hans-Johann Glock, Times Higher Education Supplement
This fourth and final volume of the monumental commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations covers pp 428-693 of the book. Like the previous volumes, it consists of philosophical essays and exegesis.
Note to the paperback edition viii Acknowledgements x Preface xiii Abbreviations xviii Chapter 1 Intentionality: the harmony between language and reality (§§428 – 65) 3 Chapter 2 Justification by experience (§§466 – 90) 99 Chapter 3 The immanence of meaning and the bounds of sense (§§491 - 570) 133 Chapter 4 Mental states and processes (§§571 – 610 287 Chapter 5 The will (§§611 – 28) 349 Chapter 6 Intention and recollecting one’s intention (§§629 – 60) 381 Chapter 7 Meaning something (§§661 – 93) 423 Index 458
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
