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Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Understanding Others -- 1.2 A Perspective on Knowing Others -- 1.3 The Concept of Criteria -- 1.4 Interpreting Wittgenstein -- Notes -- PART I -- 2 The Middle Period -- 2.1 Methodological Introduction -- 2.2 Grammar in the Middle and Late Period -- 2.3 Grammar and Meaning -- 2.4 The Blue Book -- Notes -- 3 The Late Period -- 3.1 The Blue Book and the Later Work -- 3.2 The Theory of Criteria -- 3.3 Meaning -- 3.4 Circumstances -- 3.5 Prior to the Blue Book -- Notes -- 4 Developing The Theory -- 4.1 Epistemology -- 4.2 Necessity -- 4.3 Anti-realist Semantics -- Notes -- PART II -- 5 Critiquing The Theory -- 5.1 Review of the Blue Book -- 5.2 Appraisal of Whether There is Any Theory -- 5.3 Assessment of Wittgenstein's Notion of Grammar -- 5.4 Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy -- 5.5 The Hypothesis Relation -- 5.6 Evaluation of the Theory of Criteria -- Notes -- 6 Other Minds -- 6.1 The Private Language Argument -- 6.2 Wittgenstein and the Problem of Other Minds -- 6.3 A New Perspective on the Philosophy of Mind -- Notes -- Criteria Bibliography -- General Bibliography -- Index

Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material. Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most influential twentieth century philosophers with his ideas occupying a central place in the history and study of modern philosophy. Students will inevitably encount

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