Text
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, Hacker and Schulte, eds. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).
On reserve
General:
Hans Sluga, David G. Stern (eds.), The Cambridge companion to Wittgenstein
Commentaries:
Garth Hallett, A companion to Wittgenstein’s “Philosophical investigations”
G.P. Baker & P.M.S. Hacker, Wittgenstein: understanding and meaning (covers §§1-133 and 134-184)
G.P. Baker & P.M.S. Hacker, Wittgenstein: rules, grammar, and necessity (covers §§185-242)
P.M.S. Hacker, Wittgenstein: meaning and mind (covers §§243-427)
P.M.S. Hacker, Wittgenstein: mind and will (covers §§428-693)
Other suggested secondary literature (listed by the class to which it is most relevant)
| class | |
| 3/16 (§§1-38) |
Rush Rhees, “Wittgenstein’s Builders,” Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, n.s., vol. 60 (1960), pp. 171-186. (On JSTOR at 4544628.) |
| 3/18 (§§39-64) |
Jay Rosenberg, “Wittgenstein’s Self-Criticisms or ‘Whatever Happened to the Picture Theory?’,” Noûs, vol. 4 (1970), pp. 209-223. (On JSTOR at 2214423.) |
| 3/21 (§§65-88) |
Renford Bambrough, “Universals and Family Resemblances,” Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, n.s., vol. 61 (1961), pp. 207-222. (On JSTOR at 4544648.) Ilham Dilman, “Universals: Bambrough on Wittgenstein,” Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, n.s., vol. 79 (1979), pp. 35-58. (On JSTOR at 4544932.) |
| 3/23 (§§89-133) |
Gordon Baker, “Wittgenstein on Metaphysical/Everyday Use,” The Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 52 (2002), pp. 289-302. (On JSTOR at 3543047.) |
| 3/25 (§§134-155) |
Kenneth Rankin, “Wittgenstein on Meaning, Understanding, and Intending,” American Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 3 (1966), pp. 1-13. See especially §III, pp. 6-7. (On JSTOR at 20009186.) |
| 3/28 (§§156-184) |
Eike v. Savigny, “Avowals in the Philosophical Investigations: Expression, Reliability, Description,” Noûs, vol. 24 (1990), pp. 507-527. (On JSTOR at 2215842.) Kenneth Rankin, op. cit. See especially §IV, pp. 7-9. (On JSTOR at 20009186.) |
| 3/30 (§§185-207) |
Warren Goldfarb, “Kripke on Wittgenstein on Rules,” The Journal of Philosophy, vol. 82 (1985), pp. 471-488. (On JSTOR at 2026277.) Juliet Floyd, “Wittgenstein on 2, 2, 2...: The Opening of Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics,” Synthese, vol. 87 (1991), pp. 143-180. (On JSTOR at 20116899.) |
| 4/1 (§§208-242) |
Barry Stroud, “Wittgenstein and Logical Necessity,” The Philosophical Review, vol. 74 (1965), pp. 504-518. (On JSTOR at 2183126.) |
| 4/4 (§§243-287) |
David Pears, “Wittgenstein's Criticism of Cartesianism,” Synthese, vol. 106 (1996), pp. 49-55. (On JSTOR at 20117476.) Meredith Williams, “Wittgenstein on Representation, Privileged Objects, and Private Languages,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 13 (1983), pp. 57-78. (On JSTOR at 40231301.) |