Routledge Classics: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Paperback)

from Alixtii

If we accept (what seems to be?) Wittgenstein's conclusion that the ultimate truths of philosophy are inexpressible, ineffable truths which cannot be put into words, then the most any philosophical...

from P_S_Patrick

After an abandoned half-attempt at reading this a few years ago, I managed to convince myself to see this book through. This is one of the hardest books I have read, and I think I will need to read...

from dazzyj

A breathtaking acheivement, building from dry logical propositions to the koan-like conclusions on the meaning of life (or, rather, why life has no meaning).

from agricolaoval

An interesting, but clearly overoptimistic attempt to describe how language works in general and to state its limitations. So the main problem obviously is to find the general form that applies to ...

from palaverofbirds

Patience is necessary if you're not within philosophy academia, like myself. It's not light reading but, conversely, Wittgenstein is not heavy material. In fact, it's the strict, disciplined simpli...