Wittgenstein's Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics, Cambridge, 1939

by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Book Overview

For several terms at Cambridge in 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein lectured on the philosophical foundations of mathematics. A lecture class taught by Wittgenstein, however, hardly resembled a lecture.

He sat on a chair in the middle of the room, with some of the class sitting in chairs, some on the floor. He never used notes. He paused frequently, sometimes for several minutes, while he puzzled out a problem. He often asked his listeners questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226904261
• ISBN13: 9780226904269
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"