[Wittrs] Wittgenstein in logic and ethics textbooks
- From: "Richter, Duncan J." <RichterDJ@xxxxxxx>
- To: "'wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 12:16:30 +0000
I don't think it discusses family resemblance as such (at least, during a quick
scan I didn't find the words 'family resemblance' just now), but anyone who
wants to include a significant amount of Wittgenstein in an introductory logic
course should try to get hold of William Brenner's "Logic and Philosophy: an
integrated introduction." It was published in 1993 and so might not be readily
available, but it's a very nice book and discusses Wittgenstein's work at some
length.
There are some references to Wittgenstein in my "Why be Good? A Historical
Introduction to Ethics," but nothing like an extended discussion. I had
originally intended to include more on him, but was persuaded by the publisher
(in light of suggestions from people who read the first draft) to cut most of
it out. This leads me to suspect that any introductory ethics book would be
likely to receive the same kind of recommendation. Certainly I don't know of
any such book that does say much about Wittgenstein.
Duncan Richter
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