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Wittgenstein´s Tractatus: A Dialectical Interpretation
Matthew B. Ostrow
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Paperback. This book is a strikingly innovative study of the Tractatus. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Wittgenstein once wrote that 'The philosopher strives to find the liberating word, that is, the word that finally permits us to grasp what up until now has intangibly weighed down our consciousness'. Would Wittgenstein have been willing to describe the Tractatus as an attempt to find 'the liberating word'? This is the basic contention of this strikingly innovative study of the Tractatus. Matthew Ostrow argues that, far from seeking to offer a new theory in logic in the tradition of Frege and Russell, Wittgenstein from the very beginning viewed all such endeavors as the ensnarement of thought. Providing a lucid ... Read more
Wittgenstein once wrote that 'The philosopher strives to find the liberating word, that is, the word that finally permits us to grasp what up until now has intangibly weighed down our consciousness'. Would Wittgenstein have been willing to describe the Tractatus as an attempt to find 'the liberating word'? This is the basic contention of this strikingly innovative study of the Tractatus. Matthew Ostrow argues that, far from seeking to offer a new theory in logic in the tradition of Frege and Russell, Wittgenstein from the very beginning viewed all such endeavors as the ensnarement of thought. Providing a lucid ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521006491
SKU
KOC0009928
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Reviews for Wittgenstein´s Tractatus: A Dialectical Interpretation
'… an original, detailed and highly compelling interpretation of Wittgenstein's philosophical aims and central concerns. Ostrow shares Diamond's and Conant's sense of dissatisfaction with the traditional readings of the work, but the interpretation he offers is significantly different from theirs and represents the first book-length attempt to develop an alternative approach in a systematic way which engages fully the ... Read more