Leading a Human Life: Wittgenstein, Intentionality, and Romanticism

by Richard T. Eldridge

Book Overview

In this provocative new study, Richard Eldridge presents a highly original and compelling account of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, one of the most enduring yet enigmatic works of the twentieth century. He does so by reading the text as a dramatization of what is perhaps life's central motivating struggle--the inescapable human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the difficult terms set by culture.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226203131
• ISBN13: 9780226203133
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"