Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius - Softcover

Monk, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140159959 ISBN 13: 9780140159950

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1991

Synopsis

"Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one."—The Christian Science Monitor.

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About the Author:

Ray Monk is the author of Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius, for which he was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize.  He is also the author of Robert Oppenheimer and a two-volume biography of Bertrand Russell. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton.

From Library Journal:

The veritable flood of writings about Wittgenstein--fiction as well as nonfiction--continues unabated, and this is a worthy addition. Monk gives a more balanced account of Wittgenstein's life and personality than does Brian McGuinness ( Wittgenstein: A Life; Young Ludwig, 1889-1921, LJ 9/15/88), insofar as he deals with Wittgenstein's homosexuality and goes into considerable detail about the three main relationships in Wittgenstein's life. Monk has done a great deal of research; what emerges is a portrait of a troubled, restless, creative mind, one destined, it seems, to be forever dissatisfied. Though not the last word on Wittgenstein's life--something on the order of a "psychobiography" must someday be written--this book is highly recommended.
- Leon H. Brody, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Lib., Washington, D.C.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0140159959
• ISBN 13: 9780140159950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704