Ludwig Wittgenstein by Ray Monk
In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life.
Monk's energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of Wittgenstein's life * Sunday Times *
Ray Monk's reconnection of Wittengenstein's philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the Wittengensteinian task of "changing the aspect" of Wittgenstein's work, getting us to see it in a new way * Sunday Telegraph *
This biography transforms Wittengenstein into a human being * Independent on Sunday *
It is much to be recommended * Observer *
Monk's biography is deeply intelligent, generous to the ordinary reader.. It is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful life * Guardian *
Ray Monk's reconnection of Wittengenstein's philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the Wittengensteinian task of "changing the aspect" of Wittgenstein's work, getting us to see it in a new way * Sunday Telegraph *
This biography transforms Wittengenstein into a human being * Independent on Sunday *
It is much to be recommended * Observer *
Monk's biography is deeply intelligent, generous to the ordinary reader.. It is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful life * Guardian *
Ray Monk is also the author of Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude and Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Centre. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099883708 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099883708 |
| Title | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
| Author | Ray Monk |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1991-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Prizes | Winner of Mail on Sunday / John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 1990 |
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