Stephen Mulhall presents a detailed critical commentary on sections 243-315 of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: the famous remarks on 'private language'. In so doing, he makes detailed use of Stanley Cavell's interpretations of these remarks; and relates disputes about how to interpret t[...]

In this significantly expanded new edition of his acclaimed exploration of the four Alien movies, Stephen Mulhall adds several new chapters on Steven Spielberg's Mission: Impossible trilogy and Minority Report. The first part of the book discusses the four Alien movies. Mulhall argues that the sexua[...]

Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? In "Philosophical Myths of the Fall", Stephen Mulhall identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosop[...]