{"product_id":"wittgensteins-notes-on-logic-michael-potter-9780199215836","title":"Wittgenstein's Notes on Logic","description":"Wittgenstein's philosophical career began in 1911 when he went to Cambridge to work with Russell. He compiled the \u003cem\u003eNotes on Logic\u003c\/em\u003e two years later as a kind of summary of the work he had done so far. Russell thought that they were 'as good as anything that has ever been done in logic', but he had Wittgenstein himself to explain them to him. Without the benefit of Wittgenstein's explanations, most later scholars have preferred to treat the Notes solely as an interpretative aid in understanding the \u003cem\u003eTractatus \u003c\/em\u003e(which draws on them for material), rather than as a philosophical work in their own right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Potter unequivocally demonstrates the philosophical and historical importance of the Notes for the first time. By teasing out the meaning of key passages, he shows how many of the most important insights in the \u003cem\u003eTractatus \u003c\/em\u003ethey contain. He discusses in detail how Wittgenstein arrived at these insights by thinking through ideas he obtained from Russell and Frege. And he uses a challenging blend of biography and philosophy to illuminate the methods Wittgenstein used in his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book features the complete text of the \u003cem\u003eNotes \u003c\/em\u003ein a critical edition, with a detailed discussion of the circumstances in which they were compiled, leading to a new understanding of how they should be read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199215839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199215836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Michael Potter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914254745855,"sku":"9780199215836","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3204030c-6e52-42ec-9256-dba42f5d0e47.jpg?v=1680641237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wittgensteins-notes-on-logic-michael-potter-9780199215836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}