Publication

2005-09-19 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780521850865
  • Open LibraryOL7766650M

Classifications

  • LCCB3376.W563 T73543 20

Description

Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' is one of the most important books of the twentieth century. It influenced philosophers and artists alike and it continues to fascinate readers today. It offers rigorous arguments but clothes them in enigmatic pronouncements. Wittgenstein himself said that his book is 'strictly philosophical and simultaneously literary, and yet there is no blathering in it'. This introduction considers both the philosophical and the literary aspects of the 'Tractatus' and shows how they are related. It also shows how the work fits into Wittgenstein's philosophical development and the tradition of analytic philosophy, arguing strongly for the vigour and significance of that tradition.

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Other Editions

  • Wittgenstein's Tractatus: An Introduction (Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts)HardcoverCambridge University Press2005-09-19

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