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Most recent reviews:
Beale, J., & Kidd, I. J. (Eds.). (2017). Review of Wittgenstein and Scientism by Ryan Manhire (1 edition). Routledge.
Floyd, J., & Katz, J. E. (Eds.). (2015). Review of Philosophy of Emerging Media: Understanding, Appreciation, Application by Charles Brewer. Oxford University Press.
More recent reviews:
- Ware, B. (2015). Dialectic of the Ladder: Wittgenstein, the Tractatus and Modernism. Bloomsbury. Review by Stephen Mulhall
- Read, R. (2012). A Wittgensteinian Way with Paradoxes (1 edition). Lanham: Lexington Books. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 19 pages in pdf form (312 kb)
- Zalabardo, J. (2015). Representation and Reality in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus. Oxford University Press. Review by Manuel Bremer, 5 pages in pdf form (85k)
- Hamilton, A Wittgenstein and On Certainty Routledge. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 29 pages in pdf form (357 kb)
- Kuusela. O. and McGinn, M. (eds.) (2014) The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein Acumen critical notice by Derek McDougall. 50 pages in pdf form (353 kb)
- Read, R, Lavery, M (2011) Beyond The Tractatus Wars, Routledge. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 24 pages in pdf form (301 Kb)
- Sullivan, P & Potter, S (2013) Wittgenstein's Tractatus: History and Interpretation, OUP Review by Michael O'Sullivan. 6 pages in pdf format (114Kb)
- Laugier, S. trs Ginsberg, D (2013) Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy, University of Chicago Press. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 17 pages in pdf form (240 kb)
- Fischer, E (2011 Hb, 2013 Pb) Philosophical Delusion and its Therapy: Outline of a Philosophical Revolution, Routledge. Review by James Klagge and Walter Ott. 10 pages in pdf form (86 Kb)
- Szabados, B (2010) Ludwig Wittgenstein on Race, Gender and Cultural Identity, Edwin Mellen Press. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 25 pages in pdf form (312 kb)
- Horwich, P (2013) Wittgenstein's Metaphilosophy, OUP. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 28 pages in pdf form (331 kb)
- McGinn, M (2013) Routledge Guidebook to Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Routledge. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 34 pages in pdf form (396 kb)
- Klagge, J (2011) Wittgenstein in Exile, MIT Press. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 21 pages in pdf form (283 kb)
Review list in alphabetical order
- Addis, M (2006) Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed, Continuum Books critical notice by Derek McDougall. 25 pages in pdf form (302 kb) link to book
- Ahmed, A (2010) Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: a Reader’s Guide, Continuum. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 26 pages in pdf form (314 kb) link to book
- Ahmed, A ed. (2010) Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations A Critical Guide Cambridge University Press; critical notice by Derek McDougall. 33 pages in pdf form (399 kb) link to book
- Ammareller, E and Fischer, E (2010) Wittgenstein at Work: Method in the Philosophical Investigations, Routledge critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 33 pages in pdf form (392 Kb) link to book
- Badiou, A (2011) Wittgenstein's Anti-Philosophy, Verso critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 17 pages in pdf form (226 Kb) link to book
- Baker, Gordon (2006) Wittgenstein's Method, ed. & introd. by K. Morris. Wiley-Blackwell reviewe by Michael O'Sullivan. 3 pages in pdf form (51 kb)
- Baker, Gordon (2006) Wittgenstein's Method, ed. & introd. by K. Morris. Wiley-Blackwell critical notice by Derek McDougall. 33 pages in pdf form (377 kb) link to book
- Baz, A (2012) When Words are Called For: A Defense of Ordinary Language Philosophy, Harvard University Press. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 16 pages in pdf form (214 kb) link to book
- Bremer, J; Rothhaupt, J eds.(2009), Ludwig Wittgenstein –Posted to Cracow (Ludwig Wittgenstein – Przydzielony do Krakowa/Krakau zugeteit), Wydawnictwo WAM, review by Dr Carl Humphries. 9 pages in pdf form (107 Kb) link to book
- Cahill, K (2011) The Fate of Wonder: Wittgenstein's Critique of Metaphysics and Modernity, Columbia University Press review by Lee Braver. 3 pages in pdf form (51 kb) link to book
- Cahill, K (2011) The Fate of Wonder: Wittgenstein's Critique of Metaphysics and Modernity, Columbia University Press critical notice by Derek McDougall. 18 pages in pdf form (239 kb)
- Child, W (2011) Wittgenstein, Routledge critical notice by Derek McDougall. 34 pages in pdf form (414 kb) link to book
- Cook, J (2005) Undiscovered Wittgenstein: The Twentieth Century's Most Misunderstood Philosopher
new york: humanity books critical notice by Derek Mcdougall. 28 pages in pdf form (314 kb) link to book - Day,W & Krebs, V Eds (2010) Seeing Wittgenstein Anew. CUP review by Michael Campbell 4 pp in pdf form (78 kb) link to book
- DeAngelis, WJ (2007) Ludwig Wittgenstein - A Cultural Point of View. Philosophy in the Darkness of this Time. Ashgate Publishing. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 19 pages in pdf form (246 kb) link to book
- Edelman, J (2009) Sense and Reality: Essays Out of Swansea Ontos Verlag, review by Michael Campbell. 4 pages in pdf form (51 Kb) link to book
- Fischer, E (2011 Hb, 2013 Pb) Philosophical Delusion and its Therapy: Outline of a Philosophical Revolution, Routledge review by James Klagge and Walter Ott. 10 pages in pdf form (86 Kb) link to book
- Fogelin, RJ (2009) Taking Wittgenstein at His Word: A Textual Study, Princeton Monographs in Philosophy, Princeton University Press, Princeton critical notice by Derek McDougall. 24 pages in pdf form (308 kb) link to book
- Frascolla, Marconi & Voltolini eds.(2010) Wittgenstein: Mind, Meaning and Metaphilosophy Palgrave Macmillan critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 30 pages in pdf form (367 kb) link to book
- Glock, Hans-Johann (April 2008) What is Analytic Philosophy CUP review by Michael O'Sullivan 3 pp in pdf form (66 kb) link to book
- Glock, J-H and Hyman, J (2009) Wittgenstein and Analytic Philosophy: Essays for PMS Hacker. Oxford University Press. Review by John Preston. 4 pages in pdf form (17 kb)
- Glock, J-H & Hyman, J eds (2009) Wittgenstein and Analytic Philosophy. Essays for PMS Hacker Oxford: OUP critical notice by Derek McDougall. 33 pages in pdf form (396 kb) link to book
- Gustaffson et al (2008) Emotions & Understanding: Wittgensteinian Perspectives, Palgrave review by Michael Campbell. 4 pages in pdf form (81 kb) link to book
- Hagberg, G (2008) Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness critical notice by Derek A. McDougall. 29 pages in pdf form (323 kb) link to book
- Hanfling, O (2006) Wittgenstein and The Human Form of Life
Routledge critical notice by Derek McDougall. 30 pages in pdf form (357 kb) link to book - Hamilton, A Wittgenstein and On Certainty By
Routledge critical notice by Derek McDougall. 29 pages in pdf form (357 kb) link to book - Heaton, J (2010) The Talking Cure. Palgrave Macmillan, review by Richard Gipps link to book
- Horwich, P (2013) Wittgenstein's Metaphilosophy, OUP. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 28 pages in pdf form (331 kb) link to book
- Horwich, P (2013) Wittgenstein's Metaphilosophy, OUP. review by Jan Arreman. 4 pages in pdf form (331 kb) link to book
- Hymers, Michael (2010) Wittgenstein and the Practice of Philosophy, Broadview Press critical notice by Derek McDougall. 31 pages in pdf form (364 kb) link to book
- Hughes, J (2011) Thinking through Dementia: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry, OUP review by Mikel Burley and Sue Richardson. 7 pages in pdf format (260 Kb) link to book
- Jolley, Kd (Ed) (2010) Key Concepts, Acumen Critical Notice By Derek Mcdougall. 33 Pages In Pdf Form (404 Kb) link to book
- Kahane, G. et al, (2007) Wittgenstein and his Interpreters Oxford: Wiley Blackwell critical notice by Derek McDougall. 13 pages in pdf form (161 kb) link to book
- Kanterian, Edward (2007) Ludwig Wittgenstein, Reaktion Books critical notice by Derek McDougall. 15 pages in pdf form (203 kb) link to book
- Kenny, A (2006) Wittgenstein. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing critical notice by Derek McDougall. 33 pages in pdf form (387 kb) link to book
- Klagge, J (2011) Wittgenstein in Exile, MIT Press review by Ben Leubner 15 pages in pdf format (96 kb)
- Klagge, J (2011) Wittgenstein in Exile, MIT Press. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 21 pages in pdf form (283 kb) link to book
- Kusch, M (2006) A Sceptical Guide to Meaning and Rules: Defending Kripke’s Wittgenstein Chesham: Acumen critical notice by Derek McDougall. 31 pages in pdf form (353 kb) link to book
- Kuusela. O. and McGinn, M. (eds.) (2014) The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein Acumen critical notice by Derek McDougall. 50 pages in pdf form (353 kb) link to book
- Laugier, S. trs Ginsberg, D (2013) Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy, University of Chicago Press. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 17 pages in pdf form (240 kb) link to book
- Lemaire, E, Padilla, J Gálvez Eds.(2010) Wittgenstein: Issues and Debates, Ontos Verlag critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 22 pages in pdf form (275 Kb) link to book
- Mcginn, M (2013) Routledge Guidebook To Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Routledge. Critical Notice By Derek Mcdougall. 34 pages in pdf form (396 kb) link to book
- McManus, D (2010) The Enchantment of Words (new in paperback). Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. OUP critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 24 pages in pdf form (299 kb) link to book
- Moyal-Sharrock, D and Brenner, WH [Eds] (2007) Readings of Wittgenstein’s On Certainty critical notice by Derek McDougall. 30 pages in pdf form (347 kb) link to book
- Mulhall, S (2007) Wittgenstein's Private Language Grammar, Nonsense & Imagination in Philosophical Investigations Oxford: Oxford University Press critical notice by Derek A. McDougall. 23 pages in pdf form (279 kb) link to book
- Nielsen, Keld Stehr (2008) The Evolution of the Private Language Argument Aldershot: Ashgate critical notice by Derek A. McDougall. 32 pages in pdf form (370 kb) link to book
- Ordon, Mick G (2010) Theatre and the Mind, Oberon Books review by Greg Hill 16 pages in pdf form (80 Kb) link to book
- Paul, Denis (2007) Wittgenstein’s Progress, 1929 - 1951, The Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen, Bergen, critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 27 pages in pdf form (317 kb) link to book
- Pears, D (2008) Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein’s Philosophy, Oxford University Press critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 26 pages in pdf form (317 kb) link to book
- Preston, J. (2008) Wittgenstein and Reason Wiley Blackwell critical notice by Derek A. McDougall. 23 pages in pdf form (314 Kb) link to book
- Read, R, Lavery, M (2011) Beyond The Tractatus Wars, Routledge. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 24 pages in pdf form (301 Kb) link to book
- Read, R. (2012). A Wittgensteinian Way with Paradoxes (1 edition). Lanham: Lexington Books. Critical notice by Derek McDougall. 19 pages in pdf form (312 kb)
- Robinson, C (2010) Wittgenstein And Political Theory: The View From Somewhere, Edinburgh University Press review by greg hill. 4 pages in word format.link to book
- Ross, Don (2005) Economic Theory and Cognitive ScienceCambridge, MA: The MIT Press review by Greg Hill 21 pages in pdf form (95 Kb) link to book
- Ross, JJ (2009) Reading Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: A Beginner’s Guide, Lexington Books critical notice by Derek McDougall. 30 pages in pdf form (367 kb) link to book
- Sullivan, P & Potter, S (2013) Wittgenstein's Tractatus: History and Interpretation, OUP Review by Michael O'Sullivan. 6 pages in pdf format (114Kb) link to book
- Schroeder, Severin (2006) Wittgenstein: The Way out of the Flybottle Cambridge: Polity Press critical notice by Derek McDougall. 19 pages in pdf form (255 kb) link to book
- Sluga, H (2011) Wittgenstein, Wiley-Blackwell critical notice by Derek McDougall. 24 pages in pdf form (307 kb) link to book
- Stern, D (2004) Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, An Introduction, Cambridge University Press critical notice by Derek McDougall. 33 pages in pdf form (370 kb) link to book
- Szabados, B (2010) Ludwig Wittgenstein on Race, Gender and Cultural Identity, Edwin Mellen Press. critical notice by Derek McDougall. 25 pages in pdf form (312 kb) link to book
- Tanesini, Alessandra (2004) Wittgenstein: A Feminist Interpretation Cambridge: Polity Press critical notice by Derek A. McDougall. 28 pages in pdf form (314 kb) link to book
- Tejedor, C (2011) Starting with Wittgenstein, Continuum Books critical notice by Derek A. McDougall 21 pages in pdf form (274 kb) link to book
- Venturinha, N ed (2010) Wittgenstein After His Nachlass Palgrave Macmillan review by Derek McDougall. 25 pages in pdf form (309 kb) link to book
- Does, J. van der. (2011). Passed over in Silence: On Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and its System. College Publications. Review by Jürgen Koller. link to book
- Verdi, J (2010) Fat Wednesday: Wittgenstein on Aspects, Paul Dry Books critical notice by Derek McDougall. 320 pages in pdf form (259 kb) link to book
- Ware, B. (2015). Dialectic of the Ladder: Wittgenstein, the Tractatus and Modernism. Bloomsbury. Review by Stephen Mulhall
- Williams, M (2010) Blind Obedience: Paradox And Learning In The Later Wittgenstein, Routledge critical notice by Derek Mcdougall. 31 pages in pdf form (375 kb) link to book
- Zalabardo, J. (2015). Representation and Reality in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus. Oxford University Press. Review by Manuel Bremer, 5 pages in pdf form (85k) link to book
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