Notebooks, 1914 - 1916

Notebooks, 1914 - 1916

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Ludwig Wittgenstein's surviving notebooks serve to show what problems were occupying him in connection with many of the paragraphs of the Tractatus which are found in them as a first draft. They serve as a testimony to the thought processes of the Austrian philosopher.

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Notebooks, 1914 - 1916 by Ludwig Wittgenstein

A glimpse inside one of the world's greatest philosophical minds Ludwig Wittgenstein is considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. While much of the notes written during his most productive years were destroyed, several remain; Notebooks 1914-1916 is comprised of a particular set of personal notes from the period during which he wrote Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, detailing his thoughts and ideas during a critical period in his life. Published with Wittgenstein's native German parallel to the English translation, this new second edition includes new notes and photographs of the original work.

Ludwig Wittgenstein - 1889 - 1951 - was an Austrian-British philosopher who taught at the University of Cambridge and is known as one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. He worked in the areas of logic and the philosophy of mathematics, the mind and language. The majority of his writing was published after his death.

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ISBN 13 9780631124993
ISBN 10 0631124993
Title Notebooks, 1914 - 1916
Author Ludwig Wittgenstein
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1981-02-19
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.