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Martino Fine Books Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein Introduction by Bertrand Russell
2015 Reprint of 1922 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The Tractatus LogicoPhilosophicus (Latin for LogicalPhilosophical Treatise) is the only booklength philosophical work published by the GermanAustrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his lifetime. It was an ambitious project to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define the limits of science and is recognized as a significant philosophical work of the twentieth century. Considered by some to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein played a central if controversial role in 20thcentury analytic philosophy. He continues to influence current philosophical thought in topics as diverse as logic and language perception and intention ethics and religion aesthetics and culture. Contains an introduction by Bertrand Russell.show more