Wittgenstein: The Way Out of the Fly-Bottle (Key Contemporary Thinkers)

Severin Schroeder is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall and Christ Church, University of Oxford.

Title: Wittgenstein: The Way Out of the Fly-Bottle (Key Contemporary Thinkers)

Author: Schroeder, Dr Severin

ISBN: 9780745626161

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Publisher: Polity Press

Publication Date: 2006-02-03

Number of Pages: 288

Weight: 0.4220 kg

This is an excellent new introduction to Wittgenstein. It is highly recommendable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It is also highly recommendable for professional philosophers, since Schroeder is likely to challenge one's current conception of Wittgenstein. --Brian Armstrong, Grazer Philosophische Studien This book is a truly impressive achievement ... What is particularly striking is the combination of three elements that have rarely if ever been combined in such a forceful way: a well-informed and succinct presentation of the biographical and cultural context of Wittgenstein's work, an exposition of his central texts which combines lucid introduction with novel scholarship, and a dialectically astute discussion of the substantive philosophical issues. --Hans-Johann Glock, University of Zurich Dr Schroeder has written an excellent introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy. He surveys the Tractatus and the Investigations with exemplary clarity and sweeps away recent misinterpretations with decisive arguments. His careful and methodical elucidations of the major themes in Wittgenstein's work will greatly benefit students. --Peter Hacker, St John's College, Oxford