Contents

Unit-I: Introduction to Analytic Philosophy                                                              9
What is Analytic Philosophy all about?
History of Analytic Philosophy
The Origins of Analytic Philosophy
The Development of Analytic Philosophy
The Methods of Analytic Philosophy
Analytic Philosophy and other Contemporary Schools of Philosophy
Distinction between Classical Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy
Analytic Philosophy as a Revolt against Traditional Philosophy
Brief Introduction to Prominent Philosophers of the Analytic
Philosophy
The Impact of Analytic Philosophy across Different Areas of Philosophy
Debates and Conflicts within Analytic Philosophy across Various Fields
Questions
Unit-II: G.E. Moore: A Defence of Common Sense                                               81
An Introduction to G.E. Moore and His Works
Moore: The Analytic Turn of Philosophy
G.E. Moore's Defence of Common Sense: Origins and Significance
Moore: Refutation of Idealism
What is Idealism?
Moore's Refutation of Idealism
Criticism of Moore's Refutation of Idealism
Moore: Defence of Common Sense
Criticism
Questions

Unit-III: The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell                                                     117
Bertrand Russell: An Introduction

The Ideology or Thinking behind Bertrand Russell's Philosophy Bertrand Russell's "On Denoting": Origins, Philosophy, and Significance
Introduction to Bertrand Russell's Philosophy of Logical Atomism
What is the meaning of the term 'Atomism"?
What is Logical Atomism?
Russell used logic as a tool of philosophy
Russell's Concept of Isomorphism 

Russell's Concept of Logical Atomism
Facts and Propositions

Russell: General Propositions and Existence
Russell: Theory of Description
Propositional function
Questions

Unit-IV: The Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein                                           165
Introduction to Ludwig Wittgenstein and His Philosophy
Introduction to Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations in Wittgenstein's Philosophy
Early Wittgenstein: Picture Theory of Meaning
The Theory of Logical Atomism in Wittgenstein's Philosophy
Wittgenstein: Language Game
Wittgenstein: Meaning and Use
Wittgenstein's Concept of Family Resemblance: A Philosophical
Reorientation of Meaning
Wittgenstein: Critique of Private Language
Wittgenstein: The World as a Totality of Facts
Questions
Bibliography                                                                                                  238