描述
“The book deals with the problems of philosophy and shows, I believe, that the method of formulating these problems rests on the misunderstanding of the logic of our language. Its whole meaning could be summed up somewhat as follows: What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must be silent.”–Ludwig Wittgenstein, from the Preface
Major Works is the finest single-volume anthology of influential philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s important writings. Featuring the complete texts of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, The Blue and Brown Books: Studies for ‘Philosophical Investigations,’ and On Certainty, this new collection selects from the early, middle, and later career of this revolutionary thinker, widely recognized as one of the most profound minds of all time.The finest introduction to “the greatest philosopher of the 20th century” (New York Times Book Review), including the complete text of the Tractatus, The Blue and Brown Books, and On Certainty
Major Works is the first single-volume English anthology of Ludwig Wittgenstein's important philosophical writings. Featuring the complete
texts of Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus, The Blue and Brown Books: Studies for 'Philosophical
Investigations,' and On Certainty, this new
collection selects from the early, middle, and later career of this
revolutionary thinker, widely recognized as one of the most profound minds of
all time. Wittgenstein contributed several groundbreaking ideas to philosophy, primarily in the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind.
“The greatest philosopher of the [20th] century . . . Wittgenstein had an impact of extraordinary proportions. — Colin McGinn, The New Republic