In the safety of his manuscripts, Ludwig Wittgenstein was free to endlessly revise, rework and reframe his philosophical thoughts. Thus his published work yields a glimpse of just a small portion of Wittgenstein's philosophical thought—the portion that eventually appeared in print. Yet for Wittgenstein, philosophy was an on-going activity, a process. Only in his dialog with the philosophical community and in his private moments does Wittgenstein's philosophical practice fully come to light. Those public and private occasions are collected here. In Private Occasions, co-editor Alfred Nordmann presents Wittgenstein's diaries from the 1930s to an English audience for the first time. They are accompanied by Wittgenstein's letters to and from friend Ludwig Hänsel. Together, they reveal a great deal about Wittgenstein, who himself says "The movement of thought in my philosophizing should be discernible also in the history of my mind." In Public Occasions, James Klagge collects Wittgenstein's papers and speeches, some newly published, from a number of forums, including his lectures at Cambridge and his involvement with the Cambridge Moral Science Club. Much of Wittgenstein's philosophical work came through, or in the form of, dialogs, making these public encounters particularly valuable. The result of this collaboration, Ludwig Wittgenstein: Public and Private Occasions, is a thorough look at the philosophy of one of the 20th century's greatest thinkers that goes beyond a mere study of his published work.
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For Wittgenstein, philosophy was an on-going activity. Only in his dialog with the philosophical community and in his private moments does Wittgenstein's philosophical practice fully come to light.
Part 1 Private Occasions Chapter 2 Movements of Thought: Diaries, 1930-1932, 1936-1937 Chapter 3 Ludwig Hänsel-Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Friendship, 1929-1940 Part 4 Public Occasions Chapter 5 The Wittgenstein Lectures Chapter 6 Wittgenstein and the Trinity Mathematical Society: 1930 and 1940 Chapter 7 Cambridge Moral Science Club Meetings: Prince and Wittgenstein, February, 1939 Chapter 8 Discussions between Wittgenstein, Waddington, and Thouless: Summer, 1941 Chapter 9 Cambridge Moral Science Club Meetings: Popper and Wittgenstein, Fall, 1946 Chapter 10 Wittgenstein's Saturday Discussions: 1946-1947 Part 11 Appendix : 2001 Addendum to von Wright's "The Wittgenstein Papers"
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With their lively translation and rich annotations, James Klagge and Alfred Nordmann strenthen our exegetical resources for approaching and better understanding Wittgenstein's philosophy.

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ISBN
9780742512702
Publisert
2003-05-19
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Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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889 gr
Høyde
260 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
432

Biographical note

James Klagge is professor of philosophy at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Alfred Nordmann is associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina.