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P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker © 2009 G. P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker ISBN: 978-1-405-18408-3  \nOther volumes of this Commentary  \nWittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning, Volume 1 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart I: Essays  \nG. P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker,  \nsecond, extensively revised edition by P. M. S. Hacker  \nWittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning, Volume 1 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart II: Exegesis §§1–184  \nG. P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker,  \nsecond, extensively revised edition by P. M. S. Hacker  \nWittgenstein: Meaning and Mind, Volume 3 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart I: Essays  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nWittgenstein: Meaning and Mind, Volume 3 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart II: Exegesis §§243–427  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nWittgenstein: Mind and Will, Volume 4 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart I: Essays  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nWittgenstein: Mind and Will, Volume 4 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nPart II: Exegesis §§428–693  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nEpilogue:  \nWittgenstein’s Place in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nVolume 2 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations  \nWittgenstein: Rules, Grammar and Necessity  \nEssays and Exegesis of §§185–242  \n􀀂  \nG. P. Baker & P. M. S. Hacker  \nFellows of St John’s College · Oxford  \nSecond, extensively revised edition by  \nP. M. S. Hacker  \nThis second edition first published 2009  \n© 2009 G. P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker Edition history: Blackwell Publishers Ltd (1e, 1985) Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. 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If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nBaker, Gordon P.  \nWittgenstein – rules, grammar and necessity: essays and e","cbCaihEkSQGUhxZl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihEkSQGUhxZl","pdf",1992132,393,"English","# Analytical Commentary\n## I Two fruits upon one tree\n## FOLLOWING A RULE §§185–242\n## Introduction to the exegesis\n## II Rules and grammar\n## III Accord with a rule\n## IV Following rules, mastery of techniques, and practices","[{\"question\":\"What is the scope of Volume 2 in Baker and Hacker’s commentary?\",\"answer\":\"Volume 2 covers essays and exegesis centered on §§185–242 of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, with a focus on rules, grammatical structure, and necessity in their use.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the commentary connect rules to philosophical grammar?\",\"answer\":\"It develops the idea that rules are articulated through and supported by philosophical grammar, showing how grammatical commitments shape what counts as following a rule.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes are discussed in the section on following rules and practices?\",\"answer\":\"The text examines following a rule, mastery of techniques, privacy versus the community’s view, and the methodological point about not digging below bedrock.\"}]","Wittgenstein - Rules, Grammar and Necessity - Volume 2 | PDF",990]