{"product_id":"9781405101769","title":"Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning Volume 1 of an Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations, Part I: Essays","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVolume 1 of an Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations, Part I: Essays\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGordon P. Baker | P. M. S. Hacker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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 \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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 \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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405101769\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e424\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315821211788,"sku":"9781405101769","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405101769.jpg?v=1780185417","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405101769","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}