{"product_id":"tractatus-in-context-the-essential-background-for-appreciating-wittgensteins-tractatus-logico-philosophicus-paperback","title":"Tractatus in Context: The Essential Background for Appreciating Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames C. Klagge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein's brief \u003ci\u003eTractatus Logico-Philosophicus \u003c\/i\u003e(1922) is one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century, yet it offers little orientation for the reader. The first-time reader is left wondering what it could be about, and the scholar is left with little guidance for interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTractatus in Context\u003c\/i\u003e, James C. Klagge presents the vital background necessary for appreciating Wittgenstein's gnomic masterpiece. \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein Context\u003c\/i\u003e contains the early reactions to the \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e, including the initial reviews written in 1922-1924. And while we can't talk with Wittgenstein, we can do the next best thing-hear what he had to say about the \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e. Klagge thus presents what Wittgenstein thought about germane issues leading up to his writing the book, in discussions and correspondence with others about his ideas, and what he had to say about the \u003ci\u003eTractatus \u003c\/i\u003eafter it was written-in letters, lectures and conversations. It offers, you might say, Wittgenstein's own commentary on the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIlluminates what is at stake in the \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e, by providing the views of others that engaged Wittgenstein as he was writing it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes Wittgenstein's earlier thoughts on ideas in the book as recorded in his notebooks, letters, and conversations as well as his later, retrospective comments on those ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on new or little-known sources, such as Wittgenstein's coded notebooks, Hermine's notes, Frege's letters, Hänsel's diary, Ramsey's notes, and Skinner's dictations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws connections between the background context and specific passages in the \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e, using a proposition-by-proposition commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames C. Klagge\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Artillery: Philosophy as Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eSimply Wittgenstein\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); co-editor, with Alfred Nordmann, of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Occasions: 1912-1951\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003ePublic and Private Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); and editor of \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein: Biography and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282416693350,"sku":"9780367465568","price":114.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WUczc0lMaTdsbWJPNXNJU252bWRJQT09.webp?v=1766572521","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/tractatus-in-context-the-essential-background-for-appreciating-wittgensteins-tractatus-logico-philosophicus-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}