Wittgenstein's Tractatus

An Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-521-61638-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 317 g

Reihe: Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts

Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' is one of the most important books of the twentieth century. It influenced philosophers and artists alike and it continues to fascinate readers today. It offers rigorous arguments but clothes them in enigmatic pronouncements. Wittgenstein himself said that his book is 'strictly philosophical and simultaneously literary, and yet there is no blathering in it'. This introduction considers both the philosophical and the literary aspects of the 'Tractatus' and shows how they are related. It also shows how the work fits into Wittgenstein's philosophical development and the tradition of analytic philosophy, arguing strongly for the vigour and significance of that tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nordmann, Alfred

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Wittgenstein's provocation; 1. Critical philosophy; 2. The argument; 3. Thought experiments; 4. Tense and mood; 5. The senses of sense; Conclusion: a sense of familiarity.

Über Autor(innen)

Nordmann, Alfred
Alfred Nordmann is Professor of Philosophy at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He has translated and edited works by Wittgenstein and is president of the Lichtenberg Society.