Wittgenstein's Tractatus: an introduction

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. Witt...

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Main Author: Nordmann, Alfred 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005
Series:Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614750
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614750
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614750
Summary: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, first published in 2005, 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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Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 234 pages)
ISBN:9780511614750
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511614750

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