Elucidating the Tractatus
Wittgenstein's Early Philosophy of Language and Logic
ISBN13: 9780199244447ISBN10: 0199244448
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336 pages
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Dec 2006,
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Marie McGinn provides a clear, comprehensive, and original interpretation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and of its relation to Wittgenstein's later work. The Tractatus is one of the most famous works of early analytic philosophy, the interpretation of which has always been a matter for controversy and is currently the focus for an important philosophical debate.Features
- Draws on Wittgenstein's earliest writings
- A significant advance in a contentious debate
- History of early 20th-century philosophy is a flourishing subject
Reviews
"I find McGinn's discussion of the details of the Tractatus' logic engaging and illuminating. Her book constitutes a highly interesting contribution to the debate on Wittgenstein's philosophy. Not only did I learn a great deal from this book, but reading it was also a pleasure."--Oskari Kuusela, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
