The Mechanics of Meaning: Propositional Content and the Logical Space of Wittgenstein's Tractatus

by David Hyder

This analysis of Wittgenstein's concept of a Spielraum, in which the author approaches the Tractatus Logico-philosophicus both systematically and from the perspective of the history of philosophy and knowledge, opens up a new and important perspective in Wittgenstein research. In establishing unexpected cross-connections between physics, the theory of perception, and logic, Hyder also makes a valuable contribution to the history of 19th century science...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110172186
• ISBN13: 9783110172188
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary