This module is designed to introduce students to the mature work of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), one of the most influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. Particular emphasis is placed upon his posthumous masterpiece Philosophical Investigations (1953) in which he attempts to dissolve many problems central to philosophy through an investigation of language and its use. The module thus also contrasts his radical conception of philosophy with that standardly found in other works, including those of his younger self.
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Module guide for U73170 Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy
Philosophy
U73170 Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy
students
Research literacy, Critical self-awareness and personal literacy, Academic literacy
Faculties\Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences