Philosophical Investigations (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein
- First Published: 1953
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: Language or languages, Philosophy or philosophers, Twentieth century, Communication, Mathematics or mathematicians, Reason or reasoning, Logic
Context
Philosophical Investigations, published posthumously, contains in part 1 a body of work completed by Ludwig Wittgenstein by 1945. This material includes a preface in which he comments on the book, characterizing it as an “album” of “sketches of landscapes,” in virtue of its being a collection of philosophical remarks that Wittgenstein used to attack the problems with which he concerned himself. Parts 2 and 3, written between 1947 and 1949, were added by the editors, G. E. M. Anscombe (who translated the work from the German) and R. Rhees. The German and...
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