{"product_id":"major-works-selected-philosophical-writings-9780061550249","title":"Major Works: Selected Philosophical Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe finest introduction to \"the greatest philosopher of the 20th century\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), including the complete text of the T\u003cem\u003eractatus, The Blue and Brown Books, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMajor Works\u003c\/em\u003e is the first single-volume English anthology of Ludwig Wittgenstein's important philosophical writings. Featuring the complete texts of \u003cem\u003eTractatus Logico-Philosophicus, The Blue and Brown Books: Studies for 'Philosophical Investigations, '\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e, this new collection selects from the early, middle, and later career of this revolutionary thinker, widely recognized as one of the most profound minds of all time. Wittgenstein contributed several groundbreaking ideas to philosophy, primarily in the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The greatest philosopher of the  20th] century . . . Wittgenstein had an impact of extraordinary proportions. -- Colin McGinn, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWittgenstein, Ludwig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was born in Austria and studied at Cambridge under Bertrand Russell. He volunteered to serve in the Austrian army at the outbreak of World War I, and in 1918 was captured and sent to a prison camp in Italy, where he finished his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eTractatus Logico-Philosophicus\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most important philosophical works of all time. After the war Wittgenstein eventually returned to Cambridge to teach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614625075474,"sku":"9780061550249","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b7e95c0-95fa-4b40-a8ca-81019d34e71b.jpg?v=1732453648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/major-works-selected-philosophical-writings-9780061550249","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}