| Wittgenstein: Biography and Philosophy Contributor(s): Klagge, James Carl (Editor), Klagge, James C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521803977 ISBN-13: 9780521803977 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00067497 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of new essays deals with the relationship between Wittgenstein's life and his philosophy. The first two essays reflect on general problems inherent in philosophical biography itself. The essays that follow draw on recently published letters as well as recently published diaries from the 1930s to explore Wittgenstein's background as an engineer and its relation to the Tractatus, the impact of his schizoid personality on his approach to philosophy, his role as a diarist, letter-writer and polemicist, and finally the complex issue of Wittgenstein as a Jew. |
