1st Edition
Wittgenstein and Psychology A Practical Guide
322 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
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Wittgenstein made use of his insights into the nature and powers of language to search out the source of conceptual confusions in the foundations of mathematics and in philosophy of psychology. Once he has established the use account of language, his Philosophical Investigations opens out into an extensive coverage of psychological phenomena and the concepts with which we identify and manage them.... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part 1 Origins: Contemporary psychology: its problems and needs; Wittgenstein's life and Viennese cultural background; The Tractatus and its Connection with Cognitive Science. Part 2 Insights: The Meaning of Meaning: From Naming to Using; Skills and abilities; Rules and rule-following; Wittgenstein's method. Part 3 Applications: Cognition: Thinking and Understanding; Subjectivity, expression, and the private-language argument; Thinking about the future and past in the present; Intending, Willing and Acting; The emotions; The Grammar of Some Perception Concepts. Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Rom Harré is the Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, and the Professor of Philosophy at the American University, USA. Michael Tissaw is the Assistant Professor at SUNY Potsdam, NY.
