Publisher's Synopsis
Patricia Werhane synthesises much of later Wittgensteinian thought, bringing together disparate arguments into a coherent text. Keeping in mind what Wittgenstein set out to accomplish in his later writings, the introduction of new material on the private language is impossible. Such a conclusion challenges many contemporary readings of the "Philosophical Investigations" by bringing into question conventionalism, linguistic relativism, and idealism while defending the thesis that the notion of a private psychological experience makes sense.
