Culture and Value - Softcover

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226904350 ISBN 13: 9780226904351

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1984

Synopsis

Peter Finch's translation of Wittgenstein's remarks on culture and value presents all entries chronologically, with the German text alongside the English and a subject index for reference." It was Wittgenstein's habit to record his thoughts in sequences of more or less closely related 'remarks' which he kept in notebooks throughout his life. The editor of this collection has gone through these notebooks in order to select those 'remarks' which deal with Wittgenstein's views about the less technical issues in his philosophy. So here we have Wittgenstein's thoughts about religion, music, architecture, the nature of philosophy, the spirit of our times, genius, being Jewish, and so on. The work is a masterpiece by a mastermind." -Leonard Linsky

About this title

About the Author:

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was arguably the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century. He was born in Vienna, but studied and practiced philosophy in Great Britain. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947. He worked in--and transformed--the fields of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

Synopsis:

Selections from the notebooks of the distinguished philosopher discuss subjects such as music, religion, thinking, science, architecture, and civilization.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0226904350
• ISBN 13: 9780226904351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: G. H. Von Wright