Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse (Paperback)

Note to the second edition vii

Preface: The Fundamental Problem of Philosophy viii

Note in editing xxi

Introduction xxv

Analytic table of contents xlv

Part One Philosophy and Language

I Plato, language and the growth of understanding 3

II “What is language 21

III The reality of language 33

Part Two Games and Language

IV Discussion and discourse 65

V Games, calculations, discussions and conversations 81

Part Three Beyond Wittgenstein’s Builders

VI Signals and saying something 97

VII Language: a family of games? 116

VIII Understanding what is said 130

IX Wittgenstein’s builders – recapitulation 151

Part Four Belonging to Language

X Conversation and institutions 173

XI Language and generality 181

XII Language, speaking and common intelligibility 210

XIII Philosophy, life and language 243

Appendix: On Wittgenstein 257

Rush Rhees: a biographical sketch 266

Index 276