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"Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one."--The Christian Science Monitor.
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"Monk's energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of Wittgenstein's life" (Sunday Times)
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"Ray Monk's reconnection of Wittengenstein's philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the Wittengensteinian task of "changing the aspect" of Wittgenstein's work, getting us to see it in a new way" (Sunday Telegraph)
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"It is much to be recommended" (Observer)
"Monk's biography is deeply intelligent, generous to the ordinary reader... It is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful life" (Guardian)
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