Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Chiron Academic Press - The Original Authoritative Edition) (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 work can be is a flawed account which nonetheless can, when we reflect upon it (by recognizing the ...

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 it again to better understand it, though I doubt it is all completely understandable. It doesn't st...

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 any statement. This is of course a hopeless quest that had to be abandoned, but it is a nice try. If...

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 simplicity of his ideas that adds some difficulty. The book ends on a fantastic note, either an affirmatio...