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Varying Form of Title: | Tractatus logico-philosophicus
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ISBN: | 1441131981 9781441131980 0826486177 9780826486172 0826486185 9780826486189 9786613271730 661327173X 1283271737 9781283271738 1441188916 9781441188915
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index. English.
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Summary: | Wittgenstein''s Tractatus - the only book he actually published within his lifetime - was an immensely important work which changed the direction of philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century. Highlighting the importance of the nature of language in philosophy and the problematic nature of metaphysics, it strongly influenced the work of Russell, the Vienna Circle and A.J. Ayer. An understanding of the ideas in the Tractatus is essential to fully grasp Wittgenstein''s remarkable thought. In Wittgenstein''s ''Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'': A Reader''s Guide, Roger White provides.
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Other form: | Paperback 9780826486189
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