Showing and Doing: Wittgenstein as a Pedagogical Philosopher

by Michael A. Peters, Nicholas C. Burbules, Paul Smeyers

Book Overview

Three prominent Wittgenstein scholars introduce the broad educational significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work to a wider audience of educational researchers and practitioners through provocative, innovative, and playful readings of his work. They vividly demonstrate the influence of his thinking and its centrality to understanding our contemporary condition. Wittgenstein fundamentally shaped contemporary theories of language, representation, cognition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594514496
• ISBN13: 9781594514494
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"