Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
Rare First Edition of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Masterpiece Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.
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First edition of Wittgenstein’s first book, considered a masterpiece of philosophy. Octavo, original cloth, text in English and German. Introduction by Bertrand Russell. In fine condition. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
The cornerstone text of Logical Positivism and of the Cambridge school of analytic philosophy, the Tractatus articulates the relationship of language and reality, and defines the limits of science. Now universally recognized as one of the philosophical masterpieces of the 20th century, the work was far from an overnight success. The Tractatus employs an austere and succinct literary style. The work contains almost no arguments as such, but rather consists of declarative statements, or passages, that are meant to be self-evident. Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Comprehensive Bibliography, p. 4. Blackwell & Ruja (Russell's introduction) B11.1a. See Ray Monk, Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius, 2012.
