Ludwig Wittgenstein

Anthony Gottlieb

The first biography in more than three decades of the Austrian-born thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century"An engrossing biography [that] focuses on what is most essential and interesting in the philosopher's work and life. . . . It is rare to find a book that you can open at random and almost always find something that piques your interest."?Julian Baggini, Wall Street Journal"Very clear and lively and interesting."?Nigel Warburton, Five Books, "Best Philosophy Books of 2025"According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a "battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language." This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject. In the first biography of Wittgenstein in more than three decades, Anthony Gottlieb evaluates this revolutionary idea, explaining the evolution of Wittgenstein's tho

Author(s): Gottlieb, Anthony
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 06/01/2026
Pagination: 232 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Yale University Press
Published By: Yale University Press
Book Classification: Biography: general|Philosophy|Philosophy: logic|History of ideas
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780300180473