Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'
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Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'

A Reader's Guide

  1. 172 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'

A Reader's Guide

About this book

Wittgenstein's Tractatus - the only book he actually published within his lifetime - was an immensely important work which changed the direction of philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century. Highlighting the importance of the nature of language in philosophy and the problematic nature of metaphysics, it strongly influenced the work of Russell, the Vienna Circle and A. J. Ayer. An understanding of the ideas in the Tractatus is essential to fully grasp Wittgenstein's remarkable thought.
In Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus': A Reader's Guide, Roger White provides a thorough account of the philosophical and historical context of Wittgenstein's work. The book provides a detailed outline of the themes and structure of the text, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of this remarkable text. White goes on to explore the reception and influence of the work and offers a detailed guide to further reading. This is the ideal companion to study of this hugely important philosophical work.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9780826486189
eBook ISBN
9781441131980
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory
making 
it 
an 
additional 
fact.
Perhaps 
it 
was 
something 
like 
this 
that
Wittgenstein 
himself
had 
in 
mind,
when 
speaking 
about 
internal
relations 
and 
properties,
which 
for 
him 
were 
a 
paradigm 
case 
of
what 
could 
only 
be 
shown,
he 
wrote:
4.1221 
An 
internal 
property 
of
a 
fact 
we 
can 
also 
call 
a 
feature 
of
this 
fact 
(in 
the 
sense 
in 
which 
we 
speak 
of
facial 
features).
Topics 
for 
discussion
Which 
of
the 
above 
approaches 
to 
the 
Tractatus
seems 
to 
you 
most
satisfactory?
How 
would 
you 
address 
the 
di
ffi
culties 
confronting 
that 
approach?
Can 
we 
use 
nonsense 
sentences 
to 
communicate 
something?
What 
kind 
of
thing 
is 
it 
that 
can 
be 
shown 
but 
not 
said?
At 
this 
point,
having 
by 
now 
worked 
through 
much 
of
the 
detail
of
the 
book,
it 
would 
be 
profitable 
to 
read 
the 
Tractatus
from 
cover
to 
cover,
asking 
yourself
in 
particular 
how 
well 
such 
a 
reading
squares 
with 
the 
answers 
you 
give 
to 
these 
questions.
WITTGENSTEIN’S
TRACTATUS 
LOGICO-PHILOSOPHICUS
134

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Context
  4. 2. Overview of Themes
  5. 3. Reading the Tractatus
  6. 4. Reception and Influence
  7. 5. Guide to Further Reading
  8. Notes
  9. Bibliography
  10. Index