Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140159959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 704 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Monk has done an excellent job of elucidating the twin journeys of an extraordinary mind and soul," said PW. . Photos. From Publishers Weekly According to Monk, philosopher and reluctant Cambridge don Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was driven by spiritual as much by intellectual concerns, exchanged academia for solitude whenever possible and was drawn to brilliant younger men. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc
Monk's life of Wittgenstein is such a one."—The Christian Science Monitor.. "Great philosophical biographies can be counted on one hand
"Fascinating Account of Wittgenstein's Life" according to Stuart W. Mirsky. A 20th century original, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein spent much of his adult life as a Cambridge don in England while apparently hating it! A troubled, if brilliant, man he first became fascinated by the technical philosophical work of Bertrand Russell in his youth while studying to be an engineer in England. After an initially awkward first interview with Russell, the dean of logical analysis became convinced that "his G. "Mixes bio and philosophy well" according to Snehurka. The book is about 600 pages long, but very readable. It does a decent job of explaining the main tenets of Wittgenstein's philosophy (think very high level) while presenting his biography. My understanding from my university seminar is that compared to other biographies, this book actually talks about his philosophical views and is therefore more helpful for phil majors. I gave the book only Mixes bio and philosophy well The book is about 600 pages long, but very readable. It does a decent job of explaining the main tenets of Wittgenstein's philosophy (think very high level) while presenting his biography. My understanding from my university seminar is that compared to other biographies, this book actually talks about his philosophical views and is therefore more helpful for phil majors. I gave the book only 3 stars for two reasons.One, I think i. stars for two reasons.One, I think i. Did he have a good life? I chose to read this because I wanted an easy and gentle introduction to Wittgenstein, and because I thought that Wittgenstein might have something useful to say to Psychotherapy and Psychiatry. Reading it as a Psychiatrist I was intrigued and pleased to learn that Wittgenstein encouraged many of his students to give up Philosophy for a career in Medicine or Psychiatry, and he himself contemplated this course of action at one poi