Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes (Paperback)) - Softcover

Strathern, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566631319 ISBN 13: 9781566631310

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher, 1996

Synopsis

"If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it, " Paul Strathern writes, "he is the last philosopher. In his view, philosophy in the traditional sense was finished." Ludwig Wittgenstein was a superb logician who distrusted language and sought to solve the problems of philosophy by reducing them to logic. All else - metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, finally even philosophy itself - was excluded. They were all wrong, he argued. "What we cannot speak about, " he declared, "we must pass over in silence." In Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Wittgenstein's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Wittgenstein's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Wittgenstein within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

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Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading.--Richard Bernstein "The New York Times "

Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.--Jim Holt "The Wall Street Journal "

Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization.--Katherine A. Powers "The Boston Globe "

A godsend in this era of the short attention span.--Daryl Royster Alexander "The New York Times "

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1566631319
• ISBN 13: 9781566631310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 89