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Ludwig Wittgenstein : Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes / Anthony Gottlieb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gottlieb, Anthony.
- Series:
- Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
- Jewish Lives Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
- Philosophy, Modern--20th century.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Philosophers--Austria--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Philosophers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- The first biography in more than three decades of the Austrian-born thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a "battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language." This audacious idea changed.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. "A New Way of Philosophizing
- 2. At Home with the Wittgensteins
- 3. The Teacher Who Taught Himself
- 4. The Next Big Step
- 5. Work on Oneself
- 6. The Stream of Life
- 7. A Head Full of Question Marks
- Chronology
- Family Tree
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780300285895
- 0-300-28589-2
- OCLC:
- 1545123653
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