The Big Typescript

Luckhardt C. Grant Aue Maximilian E. Wittgenstein Ludwig

ISBN 10: 1405106999 / ISBN 13: 9781405106993

Published by Blackwell Publishing, 2005

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pp. xviii + 516.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Big Typescript
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405106999
• ISBN 13: 9781405106993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Long awaited by the scholarly community, Wittgenstein's so-called Big Typescript (von Wright Catalog # TS 213) is presented here in an en face English–German scholar's edition.

• Presents scholar's edition of important material from 1933, Wittgenstein's first efforts to set out his new thoughts after the publication of the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus
• Includes indications to help the reader identify Wittgenstein's numerous corrections, additions, deletions, alternative words and phrasings, suggestions for moves within the text, and marginal comments

About the Author

C. Grant Luckhardt is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgia State University, where he was a member of the Philosophy Department and for many years the Director of the Honors Program. His research interests are in Wittgenstein and in Native American Thought and Culture.

Maximillian E. Aue is Chair and Associate Professor of German Studies at Emory University. His publications include translations of the following works by Wittgenstein: Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology, vol. II (1980), Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology, vol. I (1982), and Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology, vol. II (1992).