UNDERSTANDING RUSSEL AND WITTGENSTEIN together....
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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) is widely regarded as the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. Of Austrian-British background, he worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. In 1999, Baruch Poll rated his posthumously published Philosophical Investigations (1953) as the most important book of modern philosophy, standing out as “… the one crossover masterpiece … appealing across diverse specializations and philosophical orientations”.Philosopher Bertrand Russell described him as “the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived; passionate, profound, intense, and dominating.” Opening up the work of one of our age’s undisputed giants, Ray Monk – the charismatic biographer of both Betrand Russell and Wittgenstein – will give an exhilaratingly clear guide to one of the great minds of the 20th century, at the same time telling a compelling human tale of love and loss, of ecstatic triumph and deep disillusion.. Introduced by John Ralston Saul.
(Courtesy Credit: Jaipur Literature Festival)
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