Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language: An Elementary Exposition by Saul A.

Description: Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language by Saul A. Kripke In this book Saul Kripke brings his powerful philosophical intelligence to bear on Wittgensteins analysis of the notion of following a rule. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book Saul Kripke brings his powerful philosophical intelligence to bear on Wittgensteins analysis of the notion of following a rule. Author Biography Born in Bay Shore, New York, the son of a rabbi (Myer Samuel) and a writer (Dorothy Karp), Saul Kripke demonstrated his genius to his startled parents when he was only 3 years old. He not only drew the logical consequences of ordinary beliefs, but also solved intricate problems in mathematics. As a child prodigy, he was presented by his father to distinguished mathematicians and philosophers, who were overwhelmed by his talents. His father introduced him at the age of 15 to a group of eminent mathematicians, headed by Haskell B. Curry. From his debut grew his first published article, "A Completeness Theorem in Modal Logic," which appeared in the Journal of Symbolic Logic. Kripkes boyhood genius did not flicker out in the 1960s, when he studied at Harvard, Oxford, Princeton and Rockefeller University or, more accurately, when he worked independently at these institutions and had occasional contact with his surroundings. His academic training was unique. He ascended directly to full professorships, without ever earning a doctorate. In fact, his highest academic degree was a B.A. from Harvard University, which he received in 1962. Kripke never earned a doctorate, because no academician could be found to teach him. Consequently, the universities let him alone and admitted him to their faculties when he said he was ready. Slow to publish his lectures, Kripke nonetheless released a few articles, which he published exclusively in technical journals of philosophy and mathematics. So far his work has extended the boundaries of the most abstruse field of analytic philosophy, modal logic. He is esteemed for having invented the quantitative formulations of modality and for having opened up the ontological territory of possible worlds. At the age of 36, he was appointed James McCosh Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. Kripkes awards include a Fulbright Fellowship (1962), Guggenheim Fellowship (1968), and a Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (1981). His work, esoteric as it may seem to a public acquainted with such "social" philosophers as John Dewey or Jean-Paul Sartre, has created new fields in mathematical set theory and modal logic, which will generate Ph.D. theses for years to come. Table of Contents Preface. Introductory. The Wittgensteinian Paradox. The Solution and the Private Language Argument. Postscript Wittgenstein and Other Minds. Index. Review "Saul Kripke has thought uncommonly hard about the central argument of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations and produces an uncommonly clear and vivid account of that argument ... clearly and compellingly presented ... an exemplary piece of exposition." Times Literary Supplement "A detailed examination of what is clearly a central theme in Wittgensteins writings." Times Higher Education Supplement "Kripke does bring a whole range of things into focus in a striking and provocative way ... What Kripke has achieved, I think, is the first successful translation of what Wittgenstein was saying into the idiom of the contemporary Anglo-American mainstream in philosophy ... full of excellent things." (Australasian Journal of Philosophy) "Saul Kripke has thought uncommonly hard about the central argument of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations and produces an uncommonly clear and vivid account of that argument ... clearly and compellingly presented ... an exemplary piece of exposition." (Times Literary Supplement) "A detailed examination of what is clearly a central theme in Wittgensteins writings." (Times Higher Education Supplement) Review Text "Saul Kripke has thought uncommonly hard about the central argument of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations and produces an uncommonly clear and vivid account of that argument ... clearly and compellingly presented ... an exemplary piece of exposition." Times Literary Supplement "A detailed examination of what is clearly a central theme in Wittgensteins writings." Times Higher Education Supplement "Kripke does bring a whole range of things into focus in a striking and provocative way ... What Kripke has achieved, I think, is the first successful translation of what Wittgenstein was saying into the idiom of the contemporary Anglo-American mainstream in philosophy ... full of excellent things." (Australasian Journal of Philosophy) "Saul Kripke has thought uncommonly hard about the central argument of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations and produces an uncommonly clear and vivid account of that argument ... clearly and compellingly presented ... an exemplary piece of exposition." (Times Literary Supplement) "A detailed examination of what is clearly a central theme in Wittgensteins writings." (Times Higher Education Supplement) Review Quote "Saul Kripke has thought uncommonly hard about the central argument of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations and produces an uncommonly clear and vivid account of that argument ... clearly and compellingly presented ... an exemplary piece of exposition." Times Literary Supplement"A detailed examination of what is clearly a central theme in Wittgensteins writings." Times Higher Education Supplement"Kripke does bring a whole range of things into focus in a striking and provocative way ... What Kripke has achieved, I think, is the first successful translation of what Wittgenstein was saying into the idiom of the contemporary Anglo-American mainstream in philosophy ... full of excellent things." Australasian Journal of Philosophy Details ISBN0631135219 Year 1984 ISBN-10 0631135219 ISBN-13 9780631135210 Format Paperback Publication Date 1984-01-05 DEWEY 192 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title WITTGENSTEIN RULES & PRIVATE R Edition Description Revised Language English Media Book Subtitle An Elementary Exposition DOI 10.1604/9780631135210 UK Release Date 1984-01-05 NZ Release Date 1984-01-05 US Release Date 1984-01-05 Author Saul A. Kripke Pages 160 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1984-01-04 Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102472828;

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