{"product_id":"wittgenstein-understanding-and-meaning-part-one-essays-hardcover","title":"Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning Part One: Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon P. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eP. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a new edition of the first volume of G.P.Baker and P.M.S. Hacker's definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eNew edition of the first volume of the monumental four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing Baker's death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised the first volume, rewriting many essays and sections of exegesis completely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart One - the Essays - now includes two completely new essays: 'Meaning and Use' and 'The Recantation of a Metaphysician'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart Two - Exegesis   1-184 - has been thoroughly revised in the light of the electronic publication of Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eNachlass\u003c\/i\u003e, and includes many new interpretations of the remarks, a history of the composition of the book, and an overview of its structure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe revisions will ensure that this remains the definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's masterpiece for the foreseeable future.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to widespread acclaim between 1980 and 1996, the monumental four- volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations \u003c\/i\u003ehas become the definitive reference work on Wittgenstein's masterpiece. This revised edition of Volume I, \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, which itself comprises two parts ('Essays' and 'Exegesis §§1-184'), takes into account much material that was unavailable when the first edition was written. Following G.P. Baker's death in 2002, P.M.S. Hacker has thoroughly revised both parts, rewriting many sections completely and often proposing fresh interpretations. \u003ci\u003ePart I: Essays\u003c\/i\u003e now includes two new essays: 'Meaning and Use' and 'The Recantation of a Metaphysician', while \u003ci\u003ePart II: Exegesis §§1\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e184\u003c\/i\u003e has been exhaustively reworked in the light of the electronic publication of Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eNachlass\u003c\/i\u003e. These revisions will ensure that this remains the essential reference work on the \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e for the foreseeable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG.P. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e was a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford from 1967 until his death in 2002. He is the co-author with P.M.S. Hacker of the first two volumes of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1980-96), and with Katherine Morris of \u003ci\u003eDescartes' Dualism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). He also wrote numerous articles on Wittgenstein, Frege, Russell, Waismann and Descartes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.M.S. Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. He is author of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations, \u003c\/i\u003e the first two volumes co-authored with G.P. Baker, (Blackwell, 1980-96) and of \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Place in Twentieth-century Analytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1996). He has also written extensively on philosophy of language and philosophy of mind, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2003), co-authored with M.R. Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.49 x 9.34 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119577534599,"sku":"9781405101769","price":90.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b344d4bef97a7e4341923aacf454b406.webp?v=1746506251","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wittgenstein-understanding-and-meaning-part-one-essays-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}