Wittgenstein, Concept Possession and Philosophy: A Dialogue [Paperback]

This book is a Wittgensteinian study of concept possession and conceptual investigation in philosophy. It offers advanced introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy and original treatment of its most crucial regions. Written as a Socratic dialogue, with a glance to Plato, it makes a bold claim about Wittgenstein's place in Western philosophy.Dialogue 1: Synopsis Dialogue 2: Facts, Concepts and Philosophy Dialogue 3: Concepts, Speaking and Persons Dialogue 4: An Instinct for Meaning Dialogue 5: Concepts of the Subject Dialogue 6: Metaphysics, Instinct and Language-Games Dialogue 7: Epilogue Index

'This book will range among the best current readings of Wittgenstein's philosophy. It is a well-written, perspicacious, and instructive guide to reading the later Wittgenstein...such contributions to Wittgenstein scholarship are rare and deserve to be known by professional philosophers as well as by students.' - Dr Dani?le Moyal-Sharrock, School of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London, UK