
Wittgenstein on Private Language, Sensation and Perception
by Michael Hymers
Title:
Wittgenstein on Private Language, Sensation and Perception
Author:
Michael Hymers
Series (if any):
Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
86 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781108931175
EAN:
9781108931175
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
264
Dimensions (mm):
150 x 229 x 9
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This Element explores Wittgenstein's critique of private language in the Philosophical Investigations, which presents a series of arguments, suggestions, questions, examples and thought-experiments whose purpose is to undermine the temptation to think of sensations and perceptual experiences as private objects occupying a private phenomenal space.












