Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (German Edition)

Undoubtedly, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, the sole philosophical work published by Ludwig Wittgenstein during his lifetime, stands as the most significant philosophical treatise written in the 20th century. Its captivating impact on a generation of philosophers can be attributed to its brilliantly numbered, concise paragraphs. For Wittgenstein, logic serves as a tool to transcend a reality that is intrinsically elusive and unattainable. As he famously summarized the book, "what can be said at all can be said clearly, and whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." The definitive translation by David Pears and Brian McGuinness has been widely acclaimed as the most authoritative. Preceding the work is the original introduction from the first English edition, written by Bertrand Russell.

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Wittgenstein's sole published philosophical work during his lifetime, is widely regarded as the most significant philosophical treatise of the 20th century. Its captivating nature lies in the structure of its brilliantly numbered, concise paragraphs, which have mesmerized a generation of philosophers. Wittgenstein's view of logic as a tool to transcend a reality that is inherently elusive and unattainable is a central tenet of the work. As he famously summarized, "what can be said at all can be said clearly, and whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." The definitive English translation by David Pears and Brian McGuinness has been widely acclaimed as the most authoritative version, while the original introduction by Bertrand Russell from the first English edition precedes the work.

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