Philosophical Investigations - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Category: Classic, Literature, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Philosophy Language Cognitive Linguistics Logic Wittgen

Written by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Read by Ben eater
Format: MP3
Abridged

Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations - Abridged Audiobook.

Adapted from P.M.S. Hacker’s and Joachim Schulte’s revised fourth edition of the text, written by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Adapted and narrated by Ben Sanders

— CONTENTS –

- Narrator’s Foreword (00:30)
- Editors’ Preface (04:15)
- Author’s Preface (10:27)

PART 1 – THE AUGUSTINIAN PICTURE (15:00)

- Chapter 1 – Augustine and the Learning of Language: S1-7 (15:28)
- Chapter 2 – The Variety of Language Games: S8-25 (24:06)
- Chapter 3 – Ostensives: S26-36 (45:35)
- Chapter 4 – Simples and Samples: S37-58 (1:00:55)
- Chapter 5 – Analysability: S59-64 (1:31:42)
- Chapter 6 – Boundaries: S65-80 (1:38:08)
- Chapter 7 – The Point of a Rule: S81-88 (2:00:20)

PART 2 – WITTGENSTEINIAN PHILOSOPHY (2:12:50)

- Chapter 8 – The Wrong Way: The Requirement of Crystalline Purity (S89-108)
- Chapter 9 – The Right Way: Therapeutic Philosophy (S109-133)

PART 3 – RULE-FOLLOWING

- Chapter 10 – Attributing Understanding (S143-181)
- Chapter 11 – The Strange Way: Presence of Future Use (S182-197)
- Chapter 12 – Obtaining Accordance (S198-242)

PART 4 – SENSATIONS

- Chapter 13 – Language of Sensations (S243-255)
- Chapter 14 – Private Naming (S256-261)
- Chapter 15 – Private Use and Private Justification (S262-270)
- Chapter 16 – Private Impressions (S271-280)
- Chapter 17 – Attributing Sensations (S281-292)
- Chapter 18 – Sensations of Others (S293-304)
- Chapter 19 – Grammatical Behaviourism (S305-317)
- Chapter 20 – Private Property (S398-411)

PART 5 – PSYCHOLOGY

- Chapter 21 – Hopes and Expectations (S571-586)
- Chapter 22 – Mental Undertones (S587-610)
- Chapter 23 – Will (S611-632)
- Chapter 24 – Intention: Recall and Expression (S633-660)
- Chapter 25 – Aiming-Meaning (S661-693)

APPENDICES

- Appendix A – Grammar (S353; S371-373; S496-497; S520)
- Appendix B – Consciousness (S412-421)
- Appendix C – Induction (S323-326; S466-486)
- Appendix D – Meaning and Understanding (S525-546)

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Audio Credits, in order of first appearance:

i) Video Games Live - “Civilization IV Medley”, from “Level 1″
ii) Grant Kirkhope - “Sowing Seeds”, from “Viva Pinata”
iii) Paul Wittgenstein - “La Fileuse”, by Joachim Raff
iv) The Beatles - “Come Together”, from “Abbey Road”
v) Portugal, The Man - “Feel It Still (Ofenbach Remix)”
vi) White Denim - “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”, from “Fargo Year 2″
vii) Matthew Strachan - “Home Front (Clarinet, Cello and Piano Trio)”.