Young Ludwig: Wittgenstein's Life, 1889-1921

by Brian McGuinness

Overview

Ludwig Wittgenstein is universally recognized as one of the most original and influential philosophers of his age and as a personality of great magnetism and power. Not all who recognize his importance admire him or approve of it; his life and work are both surrounded by controversy. In this welcome reissue of his classic biographical study, complete with a brand-new Preface, Brian McGuinness traces the early years of this fascinating figure and examines the formative influences which shaped his extraordinary life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199279944
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/02/2005
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

University of Siena (Emeritus)

Table of Contents

Preface (2005)Preface (1987)1. Family Resemblances2. Childhood and Schooldays3. Engineering Studies4. Cambridge 1911-125. Cambridge 1912-136. Norway 1913-147. The War 1914-188. Captivity and Return 1918-209. Tractatus 1921-22