Private Notebooks: 1914-1916 by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Written in code under constant threat of battle, Wittgensteins searing and illuminating diaries finally emerge in this first-ever English translation
"Translated into English for the first time, these diaries provide a glimpse into the innermost thoughts of a great philosopher" -- Anil Gomes - The Guardian
"Perloff has done a great service in bringing this volume to fruition. Her inclusion of remarks from the recto pages is judicious and will engage the non-specialist reader… Her translation here has real presence: emotional ubiety." -- Ian Ground - The Times Literary Supplement
"These notebooks do reveal that in a sense Wittgenstein’s philosophy was a response to his circumstances: but only by providing him with the vital means to escape from them into his own mind – an extraordinary achievement." -- Thomas Nagel - New Statesman
"Merely by reminding us that, for all his saintliness, Wittgenstein was human, all too human, these beautiful Notebooks bring him that bit closer to us." -- Christopher Bray - The Tablet
"Perloff has done a great service in bringing this volume to fruition. Her inclusion of remarks from the recto pages is judicious and will engage the non-specialist reader… Her translation here has real presence: emotional ubiety." -- Ian Ground - The Times Literary Supplement
"These notebooks do reveal that in a sense Wittgenstein’s philosophy was a response to his circumstances: but only by providing him with the vital means to escape from them into his own mind – an extraordinary achievement." -- Thomas Nagel - New Statesman
"Merely by reminding us that, for all his saintliness, Wittgenstein was human, all too human, these beautiful Notebooks bring him that bit closer to us." -- Christopher Bray - The Tablet
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was a world-renowned Austrian-British philosopher. Born in Vienna, Austria, Marjorie Perloff is the Sadie Dernham Patek Professor Emerita of Humanities at Stanford University, and the author of sixteen books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324090809 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324090804 |
| Title | Private Notebooks: 1914-1916 |
| Author | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2022-05-20 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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