Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Name: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780241681954
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The New Translation

By Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein explores the relationship between language and reality through a series of propositions. It seeks to outline the limits of scientific explanation and delves into the nature of logic, the world, and thought. Its philosophical analysis attempts to demonstrate the structure of language and its connections to the world.
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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One of the greatest philosophical works of all time, in a new translation for the twenty-first century.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is a succinct yet wide-ranging exploration of language and logic, science and mysticism, which has inspired generations of thinkers, artists and poets. In a series of short, bold statements, Wittgenstein seeks to define the limits of language, its relation to logic, its power and its inherent failings. Originally published in the early 1920s, it is the only book-length work the renowned philosopher published in his lifetime.

In this thrilling new translation, Alexander Booth displays an extraordinary sensitivity to the subtle influence on Wittgenstein's gem-like prose—at once specialist and, often, remarkably plain-spoken—of his background in mechanical engineering, while highlighting the underlying poetry of this seminal text.

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In Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Ludwig Wittgenstein's profound exploration of philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, has had a significant and lasting influence. His work offers a concise yet clear understanding of the vocabulary shaping human thought. It remains remarkably relevant and continues to enhance the precision of our daily thoughts and emotions, clarifying what can be expressed while acknowledging the limits of language.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241681954

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Alexander Booth
Introduction by Jan Zwicky

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 144

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Education & Reference Ludwig Wittgenstein Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism

About the Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Author) Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was born in Vienna in 1889 to a wealthy industrialist family and pursued an education in mechanical engineering before going on to study, and later to teach at the University of Cambridge, where he lived until his death in 1951. He is regarded by many as the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century, and his two major works, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921) and Philosophical Investigations (published posthumously in 1953), are two of the most influential works within the history of the analytic tradition. Jan Zwicky (Introducer) Jan Zwicky is a Canadian philosopher, poet, and musician. Her poetry collections include Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, The Long Walk and Wittgenstein Elegies. Her philosophical works include Lyric Philosophy, Wisdom & Metaphor and The Experience of Meaning. Alexander Booth (Translator) Alexander Booth is a poet and literary translator living in Berlin. He received a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for his translations of the German poet Lutz Seiler in 2016. His work has been published in several international journals.