In this detailed account, Crispin Wright offers a systematic account of Wittgenstein's later philosophy of mathematics and establishes its links with his later philosophy of language. In line with this, he examines Wittgenstein's "Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics".
Wittgenstein on the foundations of mathematics
β Scribed by Crispin Wright
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 500
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In this detailed account, Crispin Wright offers a systematic account of Wittgenstein's later philosophy of mathematics and establishes its links with his later philosophy of language. In line with this, he examines Wittgenstein's "Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics"
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For several terms at Cambridge in 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein lectured on the philosophical foundations of mathematics. A lecture class taught by Wittgenstein, however, hardly resembled a lecture.He sat on a chair in the middle of the room, with some of the class sitting in chairs, some on the floor.
For several terms at Cambridge in 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein lectured on the philosophical foundations of mathematics. A lecture class taught by Wittgenstein, however, hardly resembled a lecture. He sat on a chair in the middle of the room, with some of the class sitting in chairs, some on the flo