| Young Ludwig: Wittgenstein's Life, 1889-1921 Contributor(s): McGuinness, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199279942 ISBN-13: 9780199279944 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Ludwig Wittgenstein is universally recognized as one of the most original and influential philosophers of his age and as a personality of great magnetism and power. Not all who recognize his importance admire him or approve of it; his life and work are both surrounded by controversy. In this welcome reissue of his classic biographical study, complete with a brand-new Preface, Brian McGuinness traces the early years of this fascinating figure and examines the formative influences which shaped his extraordinary life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.06" W x 9.2" (1.17 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ludwig Wittgenstein is universally recognized as one of the most original and influential philosophers of his age and as a personality of great magnetism and power. Not all who recognize his importance admire him or approve of it; his life and work are both surrounded by controversy. In this welcome reissue of his classic biographical study, complete with a brand-new Preface, Brian McGuinness traces the early years of this fascinating figure and examines the formative influences which shaped his extraordinary life. |