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Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein
ISBN: 9780061550249

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Physical Book

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Language

English

Pages

448

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4 x 13.5 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN

0061550248

ISBN13

9780061550249

Synopsis "major works"

The finest introduction to "the greatest philosopher of the 20th century" (New York Times Book Review), including the complete text of the Tractatus, The Blue and Brown Books, and On Certainty Major Works is the first single-volume English anthology of Ludwig Wittgenstein's important philosophical writings. Featuring the complete texts of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, The Blue and Brown Books: Studies for 'Philosophical Investigations, ' and On Certainty, this new collection selects from the early, middle, and later career of this revolutionary thinker, widely recognized as one of the most profound minds of all time. Wittgenstein contributed several groundbreaking ideas to philosophy, primarily in the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. "The greatest philosopher of the [20th] century . . . Wittgenstein had an impact of extraordinary proportions. -- Colin McGinn, The New Republic

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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an influential Austrian philosopher, considered one of the most prominent figures in twentieth-century thought. He was born in Vienna into a wealthy and intellectual family. He studied engineering in Berlin and then at the University of Cambridge, where he met philosopher Bertrand Russell, who introduced him to the world of logical philosophy.

His first major work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921), seeks to establish the limits of language and thought, proposing that what cannot be clearly stated should be silenced. This work made him a prominent figure in the Vienna Circle and analytic philosophy. After its publication, he temporarily retired from philosophy to work as a rural teacher and gardener.

Years later, he resumed his philosophical activity with a radically different approach, which was reflected in his posthumous work Philosophical Investigations. There, he criticizes his earlier ideas and proposes that the meaning of language arises from its use in social contexts, a theory that deeply influenced linguistics, psychology, and the social sciences.

Wittgenstein lived austerely and dedicated almost exclusively to philosophy. He died in 1951 in Cambridge, leaving a lasting and debated legacy. Would you like a timeline with his main works?

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