For a whole century the Wittgensteins had produced weapons and machines, until finally they produced Ludwig and Paul—the ... was just as philosophical as his uncle Ludwig, while Ludwig the philosopher was just as mad as his nephew Paul.
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Language: en
Pages: 112
Pages: 112
It is 1967. In separate wings of a Viennese hospital, two men lie bedridden. The narrator, named Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul, nephew of the celebrated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, is suffering from one of his periodic bouts of madness. As their once-casual friendship quickens,
Language: en
Pages: 112
Pages: 112
Reissued with stunning artwork by Leanne Shapton and a new afterword by Ben Lerner, Wittgenstein's Nephew is a memento mori of restless genius. It is 1967. Two men lie bedridden in separate wings of a Viennese hospital. The narrator, Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul,
Language: en
Pages: 532
Pages: 532
Updated edition of this important book, charting the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy of the mind, language, logic, and mathematics.
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
"Wittgenstein in Vienna" documents Wittgenstein's life in the city: the places he, his family and those with whom he was in contact, lived, worked, entertained and socialized. The book will be a source of enrichment to the cultural tourist in Vienna. Its authors are authorities on Wittgenstein's philosophy especially in
Language: en
Pages: 232
Pages: 232
An introduction to the prose works of one of the most important postwar European writers.