Derek Jarman's film Wittgenstein articulates the themes of this major 20th-century philosopher. Channel Four television commissioned literary critic Terry Eagleton to write a television play which was eventually filmed by Derek Jarman.
This revised edition includes an extensive new introduction in which Kenny outlines developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published and assesses Wittgenstein’s influence in the latter part of the twentieth ...
This popular collection of Wittgenstein’s key writings represents the breadth and complexity of the philosopher’s work.
This book offers a lucid and highly readable account of Wittgenstein's philosophy, framed against the background of his extraordinary life and character.
G. H. von Wright and G. E. M. Anscombe , trans . on facing pages by G. E. M. Anscombe . 2nd edn 1979 . 1961b Tractatus Logico - Philosophicus , trans . D. F. Pears and B. F. McGuinness . London : Routledge & Kegan Paul .
Granta's new How to Read series is based on a very simple, but novel, idea. Most beginners' guides to great thinkers and writers offer either potted biographies or condensed summaries...
Each Blackwell Philosopher Dictionary presents the life and work of an individual philosopher in a scholarly but accessible manner. Entries cover key ideas and thoughts, as well as the main themes of the philosopher's works.
The present volume has been compiled from notes taken down at the time by three of the students: Rush Rhees, Yorick Smythies, and James Taylor.
In this volume, leading experts chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stages.
"Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one."—The Christian Science Monitor.
A. C. Grayling's accessible introduction to Wittgenstein's work describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary ...