Ludwig Wittgenstein

by Norman Malcolm

Book Overview

Ludwig Wittgenstein remains one of the most powerful influences on contemporary philosophy, yet he shunned publicity and was an extremely private man. His friend Norman Malcolm (himself an eminent philosopher) wrote this remarkably vivid personal memoir of Wittgenstein--first published in 1958to wide acclaim for its moving and truthful portrait of the gifted yet difficult man. And, although much has been published about Wittgenstein since his death,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195002822
• ISBN13: 9780195002829
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.