Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ray Monk
  • Published: 1 November 1991
  • ISBN: 9780099883708
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $45.00
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Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Duty of Genius

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An intelligent, yet emotionally honest portrait of one of the 20th century's influential, engimatic thinkers.

'Monk's energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of Wittgenstein's life' Sunday Times

'Ray Monk's reconnection of Wittgenstein's philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the Wittgensteinian task of \"changing the aspect\" of Wittgenstein's work, getting us to see it in a new way' Sunday Telegraph

'This biography transforms Wittgenstein into a human being' Independent on Sunday

'It is much to be recommended' Observer

'Monk's biography is deeply intelligent, generous to the ordinary reader... It is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful life' Guardian
  • Published: 1 November 1991
  • ISBN: 9780099883708
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Ray Monk

Ray Monk is the author of Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius, for which he won the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Duff Cooper Award. His previous work includes Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude.

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Praise for Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ray Monk’s celebrated biography embodies Wittgensteinian philosophy at its heart while crafting an enthralling picture of the influential figure

Evening Standard, *Best Biographies of All Times*

Monk's biography is deeply intelligent, generous to the ordinary reader... It is a beautiful portrait of a beautiful life

Guardian

It is much to be recommended

Observer

This biography transforms Wittengenstein into a human being

Independent on Sunday

Ray Monk's reconnection of Wittengenstein's philosophy with his life triumphantly carries out the Wittengensteinian task of "changing the aspect" of Wittgenstein's work, getting us to see it in a new way

Sunday Telegraph

Monk's energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of Wittgenstein's life

Sunday Times