Ludwig Wittgenstein - The Duty of Genius (Monk Ray)(Paperback / softback)

Ludwig Wittgenstein - The Duty of Genius (Monk Ray)(Paperback / softback)

In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's

How To Read Wittgenstein (Monk Ray)(Paperback / softback)

'Ray Monk here presents what is surely the best short introduction to the work of this wonderful thinker' John Banville, Irish

Wittgenstein's Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics, Cambridge, 1939 (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

For several terms at Cambridge in 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein lectured on the philosophical foundations of mathematics. A lecture class taught by Wittgenstein, however, hardly resembled a lecture. He sat on a chair in the middle of the room, with some of the class sitting in chairs, some on the

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Kanterian Edward)(Paperback)

Ludwig Wittgenstein is generally considered as the greatest philosopher since Immanuel Kant, and his personal life, work, and his historical moment intertwined in a fascinating, complex web. Noted scholar Edward Kanterian explores these intersections in Ludwig Wittgenstein, the newest title in the

Philosophical Occasions: 1912-1951 - 1912-1951 (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback / softback)

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty (Hamilton Andy)(Paperback)

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses:

The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein (Sluga Hans)(Paperback)

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is one of the most important and influential philosophers in modern times, but he is also one of the least accessible. In this volume, leading experts chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages. The essays, which are

Mythology in Our Language - Remarks on Frazer`s Golden Bough (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback / softback)

In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer's 'Golden Bough,' published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contact--continental thinkers drew heavily on anthropology's theoretical terms, like mana, taboo, and potlatch, in order to help

Monk in the Marketplace: ... and the Simpsons (Simpson Ray)(Paperback)

Monk in the Marketplace is the autobiography of Ray Simpson, founding guardian of the Community of Aidan and Hilda, much-loved author of books on Celtic spirituality, and a major influence on the new monastic movement across the world. Ray's memoir charts human pain and God incidents in his

Philosophical Investigations (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback / softback)

In this definitive new en face German-English edition, Wittgenstein experts Peter Hacker and Joachim Schulte have incorporated significant editorial changes to earlier editions of Philosophical Investigations in order to reflect more closely Wittgenstein's original

Major Works: Selected Philosophical Writings (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

'The book deals with the problems of philosophy and shows, I believe, that the method of formulating these problems rests on the misunderstanding of the logic of our language. Its whole meaning could be summed up somewhat as follows: What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one

On Certainty (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

The volume is full of thought-provoking insight which will prove a stimulus both to further study and to scholarly

Straight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk (Gourse Leslie)(Paperback)

Philosophical Investigations (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Pevná vazba)

Philosophical Investigations New editions of the Commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations from Wiley-Blackwell Wittgenstein: Understanding and Meaning, Volume 1 of An Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations Part I: Essays G. P. Baker and P. M. S. Hacker Second,

Remarks on the Foundation of Mathematics [Bemerkungen Uber Die Grundlagen Der Mathematik] (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

2014 Reprint of 1956 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Published in English and German with each text presented on opposing pages. 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics' are Wittgenstein's notes on the philosophy of mathematics

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: German and English (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus first appeared in 1921 and was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme compression and brilliance, it immediately convinced many of its readers and

Monk of Mokha (Eggers Dave)(Paperback / softback)

Bertrand Russell: 1921-1970, the Ghost of Madness (Monk Ray)(Paperback)

In the second half of his life, Bertrand Russell transformed himself from a major philosopher, whose work was intelligible to a small elite, into a political activist and popular writer, known to millions throughout the world. Yet his life is the tragic story of a man who believed in a modern,

House of Wittgenstein - A Family At War (Waugh Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic

Genius of Birds (Ackerman Jennifer)(Paperback / softback)

Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent

The Blue and Brown Books: Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigation' (Wittgenstein Ludwig)(Paperback)

These works, as the sub-title makes clear, are unfinished sketches for Philosophical Investigations, possibly the most important and influential philosophical work of modern times. The 'Blue Book' is a set of notes dictated to Witgenstein's Cambridge students in 1933-1934: the 'Brown Book' was a

Southern Way Special Issue No. 13: The Other Side of the Southern (Monk-Steele David)(Paperback / softback)

Monk of Mount Athos (Sofronii Archimandrite)(Paperback / softback)

Theology After Wittgenstein (Kerr Fergus)(Paperback)

The philosopher Wittgenstein is considered by many to be the most influential and significant of the 20th century. This book introduces him to students of theology and focuses on his writings dealing with theological issues such as the inner life, immortality of the soul, and the relationship of