Wittgenstein: Biography and Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521008686)

This collection of new essays deals with the relationship between Wittgenstein's life and his philosophy. The first two essays reflect on general problems inherent in philosophical biography itself. The essays that follow draw on recently published letters as well as recently published diaries from the 1930s to explore Wittgenstein's background as an engineer and its relation to the Tractatus, the impact of his schizoid personality on his approach to philosophy, his role as a diarist, letter-writer and polemicist, and finally the complex issue of Wittgenstein as a Jew.

Author: James C. Klagge
ISBN-10: 0521008689
ISBN-13: 9780521008686
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2001
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.22w x 0.74d