Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" by Ludwig Wittgenstein is a philosophical work written during World War I and published in 1921. This austere book seeks to define the relationship between language and reality and establish the limits of science. Composed of 525 hierarchically numbered declarative statements, it presents seven main propositions without traditional arguments. The work profoundly influenced twentieth-century philosophy, particularly logical positivism, though Wittgenstein later criticized many of its ideas. Its famous closing statement addresses the boundaries of meaningful expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951
Contributor Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
Translator Ogden, C. K. (Charles Kay), 1889-1957
Title Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_Logico-Philosophicus
Credits Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net Revised by Richard Tonsing
Language German
Language English
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Subject Language and languages -- Philosophy
Category Text
EBook-No. 5740
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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