The Blue Book

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The Blue Book is a set of philosophical notes by Ludwig Wittgenstein that significantly influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language and mind.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf philosophical work
set of lecture notes
author Ludwig Wittgenstein
concerns analysis of psychological concepts
critique of introspectionist psychology
meaning of words
mental images
rules and rule-following
understanding
use theory of meaning
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
field philosophy
follows Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
genre lecture notes
philosophical notes
hasPart philosophical remarks on meaning
philosophical remarks on mental processes
philosophical remarks on understanding
inCollectionWith The Brown Book
influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy
later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein
ordinary language philosophy in Oxford
philosophy of language in the 20th century
philosophy of mind in the 20th century
language English
mainDiscipline analytic philosophy
philosophy of language
philosophy of mind
notableConcept analysis of the idea of a mental image
critique of mentalistic explanations of understanding
meaning as use
periodOfWork Wittgenstein's middle period
philosophicalMethod therapeutic approach to philosophy
use of examples from everyday language
philosophicalOrientation ordinary language philosophy
philosophicalSchool later Wittgensteinian philosophy
precedes Philosophical Investigations
relatedWork Philosophical Investigations
The Brown Book
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
titleColorReference blue cover
topic language and thought
meaning and use
philosophical method
private experiences
usedAs teaching material for Wittgenstein's students

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