Edited by G.H. von Wright, Rush Rhees, and G.E.M. Anscombe. Translated by G.E.M. Anscombe. First edition. 8vo. xix [+ xixe], [1], 196 [+ 196e], 197-204 pp., parallel text in English and German. Original dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket (ownership stamp of 'D.L. Fowler' to front free endpaper, otherwise completely clean and unmarked internally; spine panel of jacket very faintly toned with some minor chipping at head and tail, still an excellent, notably bright copy). Oxford, Basil Blackwell. Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics was the second of Wittgenstein's posthumous works to be published, following Philosophical Investigations�(1953). Representing Wittgenstein's�most extensive�work on the philosophy of mathematics, originally intended�to form the second part of�Philosophical Investigations,�this imposing and brilliantly edited work stands by itself.�.

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Title: Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics
Publication Date: 1956
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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