The Big Typescript
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9783465044215
Paperback|9783465044215
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Overview
The so-called "Big Typescript" is Wittgenstein's first attempt to publish in a book his collected thoughts since his return to Cambridge and to philosophical writing, thus correcting the "serious errors" (Wittgenstein) of his early work. Among the texts in Wittgenstein's estate, the "Big Typescript" is the one that, next to the "Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung" (the "Tractatus") of 1918, appears to be the most "finished", with a table of contents structured in chapters and sections. It is, however, a fragment, without either title, motto or conclusion. To Wittgenstein, it was important "that the thoughts in [the book] should progress from one subject to another in well-ordered consecutiveness." It is precisely this structure of the "Big Typescript", though ultimately rejected by Wittgenstein, which constitutes the immeasurable value of the text for the study of and as an introduction to Wittgenstein's thinking.
| ISBN-13 | 9783465044215 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 3465044215 |
| Weight | 0.52 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 1.42 x 8.78 In |
| List Price | $53.00 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | German |
| Pages | 546 pages |
| Publisher | Verlag Vittorio Klostermann |
| Published On | 2020-03-01 |
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