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Ludwig josef johann wittgenstein 18891951 was an austrianbritish philosopher whose books such as tractatus logicophilosophicus and the current book are among the acknowledged classics of 20th century philosophy. Although less dominant now than when i was a student, ludwig wittgensteins thoughts from the tractatus to the untersuchungen influence all my philosophical thinking. Ludwig wittgenstein, philosophical investigations philpapers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reading wittgensteins philosophical investigations. Wittgensteins philosophical investigations william h. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Buy philosophical investigations new edition by ludwig wittgenstein, g. The system of philosophical investigations has three main parts. As a matter of fact, wittgenstein himself, confessed that he needed to repeat, to copy his own wrintings again.
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