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Philosophical Investigations; Translated by G.E.M. Anscombe. 3rd Ed. [reprinted] with Index by Ludwig Wittgenstein is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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Philosophical Investigations' by Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosophical work of the 20th century, followed close behind by Wittgenstein's earlier work, the `Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'. While the earlier work was heavily influenced and endorsed by Bertrand Russell, who was always better known than his Austrian colleague in the world at large, the latter work is a complete departure from the logic based philosophy of Russell and the Logical Positivists, for whom the Tractatus was their bible. Although I have never seen this in any philosophical or historical analysis of Wittgenstein's work, the `Philosophical Investigations' were much closer to the `common sense' style of philosophy of G. E. Moore than to the thinking of Russell. All three were Cambridge dons and it is certain that Wittgenstein and Moore knew one another very well. The only thing which may have prevented Moore's ideas from influencing Wittgenstein is that the latter man was a much deeper thinker whose ideas still shape modern philosophy while Moore has become something of a footnote in the history of philosophy, best known for his common sense defense of the real world and his `naturali

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
Published
1974
Language
EN
ISBN
9780631146704
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Language Learning, Fiction, Philosophy
Rating
4.23 / 5 (41 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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