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    The Realistic Spirit

    Wittgenstein, Philosophy, and the Mind

    Part of Representation and Mind series

    Author Cora Diamond
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    $50.00 US
    The MIT Press | Bradford Books
    On sale Mar 02, 1995 | 412 Pages | 9780262540742
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    The realistic spirit, a nonmetaphysical approach to philosophical thought concerned with the character of philosophy itself, informs all of the discussions in these essays by philosopher Cora Diamond. Diamond explains Wittgenstein's notoriously elusive later writings, explores the background to his thought in the work of Frege, and discusses ethics in a way that reflects his influence. Diamond's new reading of Wittgenstein challenges currently accepted interpretations and shows what it means to look without mythology at the coherence, commitments, and connections that are distinctive of the mind.

    Representation and Mind series

    Cora Diamond is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia.
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    The realistic spirit, a nonmetaphysical approach to philosophical thought concerned with the character of philosophy itself, informs all of the discussions in these essays by philosopher Cora Diamond. Diamond explains Wittgenstein's notoriously elusive later writings, explores the background to his thought in the work of Frege, and discusses ethics in a way that reflects his influence. Diamond's new reading of Wittgenstein challenges currently accepted interpretations and shows what it means to look without mythology at the coherence, commitments, and connections that are distinctive of the mind.

    Representation and Mind series

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    Cora Diamond is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia.
    Cora Diamond View titles by Cora Diamond

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