Wittgenstein's Tractatus: An Introduction (Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts) - Hardcover

Nordmann, Alfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052185086X ISBN 13: 9780521850865

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' is one of the most important books of the twentieth century. It influenced philosophers and artists alike and continues to fascinate readers today. Alfred Nordmann's introduction considers both the philosophical and the literary aspects of the Tractatus and demonstrates how they are related. It also reveals how the work fits into Wittgenstein's philosophical development and the tradition of analytic philosophy, arguing strongly for the vigor and significance of that tradition.

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Book Description

Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' influenced philosophers and artists alike and 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 considers both 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 vigor and significance of that tradition.

About the Author

Alfred Nordmann is Professor of Philosophy at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He has translated and edited works by Wittgenstein and is president of the Lichtenberg Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 052185086X
• ISBN 13: 9780521850865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248