How to read wittgenstein how to read by ray monk 200509. I was alerted to his importance reading revolutions in worldview. The duty of genius, for which he was awarded the john llewellyn rhys prize and the duff cooper prize. During his lifetime he published just one slim book, the 75page tractatus logico. First published in the united states of america by the free press, a division of macmillan, inc. Indeed, so large is the overlap between the two books i would say roughly 90 percent of the pictures and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The influence of goethe on wittgenstein is just beginning to be appreciated.
From 19291947, wittgenstein taught at the university of cambridge. Monk s energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of wittgenstein s life sunday times ray monk s reconnection of wittgenstein s philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the wittgensteinian task of changing the aspect of wittgenstein s work, getting us to see it in a new way sunday telegraph this. He is also the author of robert oppenheimer and a twovolume biography of bertrand russell. After all, wittgenstein was brought up in a roman catholic persuasion, several times even contemplated becoming a monk and remained a pious man in search of religion throughout his life.
It traces the story, from russells ecstacy at johns birth to his frightened dismay. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Wittgenstein was a tortured man who fought his calling in philosophy and never fully came to terms with his gifts. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Understanding the flow of western thought, which stated. It is not a book to which one would turn to learn about. Ray monks clearly written book explains how you get from the first proposition of ludo ws tractatus via logical steps to the seventh and final proposition. Give him genius or give him death the new york times. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible ludwig wittgenstein. He won the mail on sundayjohn llewellyn rhys prize and the 1991 duff cooper prize for ludwig wittgenstein. Monks energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of wittgensteins life sunday times ray monks reconnection of wittengensteins philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the wittengensteinian task of changing the aspect of wittgensteins work, getting us to see it in a. This book was my first real exposure to wittgenstein. He is professor of philosophy at the university of southampton, where he has taught since 1992. How to read wittgenstein by ray monk, paperback barnes.
Monk s energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interleaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of wittgenstein s life sunday times ray monk s reconnection of wittgenstein s philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the wittgensteinian task of changing the aspect of wittgenstein s work, getting us to see it in a new way sunday telegraph this biography transforms. Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand. Hacker and baker, westphal, monk, and haller have all drawn attention to significant affinities between the two mens work, and the number of explicit citations of goethe in wittgensteins texts supports the idea that we are not dealing simply with a matter of deeplying similarities of aim. As for his twovolume biography of bertrand russell, to read it is to feel monk s. In this fine, magisterial biography, ray monk details this illustrious yet tortured life. Nov 09, 2012 he spent five years on ludwig wittgenstein, and came to love the austrian more and more as he worked on the book.
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