Inhalt
Beschreibung
This volume collects the most substantial correspondence and
documents relating to Wittgenstein's long association with
Cambridge between the years 1911 and his death in 1951, including
the letters he exchanged with his most illustrious Cambridge
contemporaries Russell, Keynes, Moore, and Ramsey (and previously
published as Cambridge Letters).
* Now expanded to include 200 previously unpublished letters and
documents, including correspondence between Wittgenstein and the
economist Piero Sraffa, and between Wittgenstein and his
pupils
* Includes extensive editorial annotations
* Provides a fascinating and intimate insight into Wittgenstein's
life and thought
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1
List of Letters and Documents 15
Letters 29
Bibliography 481
Index of Correspondents and Document Sources 490
Index 492
Besprechung
"One could say, this book takes a close look at
Wittgenstein's face; and whether or not this will interest
anyone, he was nonetheless a human being and so it may have
value." (The Dabbler, 18 May 2012)
"The publication of all this new material is to be welcomed ...
.[A] very handsome book, and impeccably edited. In his notes
(conveniently placed after each letter and not at the end of the
book), the editor gives just the right amount of background and
further information to explain references to people and events in
the letters." (Times Literary Supplement, March 2010)
"A beautifully produced and immaculately edited volume,
[McGuinness] collects together a rich mass of letters and other
documents." (London Review of Books, January
2009)
"Primarily a historical and biographical resource. The editor's
stated aim is to picture a portion of Wittgenstein's 'pattern of
... life and work' centered on Cambridge. He has ... succeeded."
(Notre Dame Reviews, October 2008)