Ludwig Wittgenstein

Bemerkungen uber die Philosophie der Psychologie/Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology.

The University of Chicago Press, 1988. Two-volume edition. First volume edited by G. E. M. Anscombe and G. H. von Wright; translated by G. E. M. Anscombe. Second volume edited by G.H. von Wright and H. Nyman; translated by C.G. Luckhardt and M.A.E. Aue. 0226904369/0226904377 vi/218/143 pages.

Two softcover volumes. Each volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.5", shows light shelfwear. Bindings are sound. Lightly age-toned pages are clean and without markings. Parallel text in English and German.

"Wittgenstein finished part I of the "Philosophical Investigations" in the spring of 1945. From 1946 to 1949 he worked on the philosophy of psychology almost without interruption. The present two-volume work comprises many of his writings over this period. Though some of the remarks appeared in volume 2 of the "Investigations" and others in the "Zettel", the great majority, although of excellent quality, remained uncollected until 1980.

This bilingual edition of the "Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology" presents the first English translation of an essential body of Wittgenstein's work. It elaborates Wittgenstein's views on psychological concepts such as expectation, sensation, knowing how to follow a rule, and knowledge of he sensations of other persons. It also shows the strong "anthropological" aspect of Wittgenstein's thought. Philosophers as well as anthropologists, psychologists, and sociologists will welcome this important publication."