Perspectives on the philosophy of Wittgenstein Book

A milestone in Wittgenstein scholarship, this collection of thirteen essays ranges over a wide area of the philosopher's thought, presenting divergent interpretations of his fundamental ideas. Taken together, the essays present a broader and more comprehensive view of Wittgenstein's intellectual interests and his impact on philosophy than may be found elsewhere. Contents: "Preface; Introduction," Irving Block; "The Early Wittgenstein and the Middle Russell," Kenneth Blackwell; "Frege and Wittgenstein," Michael Dummett; "Wittgenstein and the Theory of Types," Hide Ishiguro; "The So-Called Realism of Wittgenstein's Tractatus," Brian McGuiness; "The Logical Independence of Elementary Propositions," David Pears; "The Rise and Fall of the Picture Theory," P. M. S. Hacker; "The Picture Theory and Wittgenstein's Later Attitude to It," Erik Stenius; "Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Mind," Anthony Kenny; "A Theory of Language," G. E. M. Anscombe; "Im Anfang war die Tat," Peter Winch; "Wittgenstein's Full Stop," D. Z. Phillips; "Quote: Judgments of our Brain," Paul Ziff; " Wittgenstein and the Firefestivals," Frank Cioffi; "Index."