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Ludwig Wittgenstein - Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: German and English - 9780415051866 - V9780415051866
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: German and English

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Description for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: German and English Paperback. Contains the German text of Wittgenstein's "Tractatus", with an English translation "en regard" by C.K. Ogden. Translator(s): Ogden, C. K. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus first appeared in 1921 and was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme compression and brilliance, it immediately convinced many of its readers and captured the imagination of all.
Its chief influence, at first, was on the Logical Positivists of the 1920s and 1930s, but many other philosophers were stimulated by its philosophy of language, finding attractive, even if ultimately unsatisfactory, its view that propositions were pictures of reality. Perhaps most of all, its own author, after his return to philosophy in the late ... Read more

C.K. Ogden's translation of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus has a unique provenance. As revealed in Letters of C.K. Ogden (1973) and in correspondence in The Times Literary Supplement, Wittgenstein, Ramsey and Moore all worked with Ogden on the translation, which had Wittgenstein's complete approval.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Language
German
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415051866
SKU
V9780415051866
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Ref
99-1

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