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These works, as the sub–title makes clear, are unfinished sketches for Philosophical Investigations, possibly the most important and influential philosophical work of modern times. The ′Blue Book′ is a set of notes dictated to Witgenstein′s Cambridge students in 1933–1934: the ′Brown Book′ was a draft for what eventually became the growth of the first part of Philosophical Investigations. This book reveals the germination and growth of the ideas which found their final expression in Witgenstein′s later work. It is indispensable therefore to students of Witgenstein′s thought and to all those who wish to study at first–hand the mental processes of a thinker who fundamentally changed the course of modern philosophy.
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These works, as the sub–title makes clear, are unfinished sketches for Philosophical Investigations, possibly the most important and influential philosophical work of modern times. The ‘Blue Book’ is a set of notes dictated to Witgenstein’s Cambridge students in 1933–1934: the ‘Brown Book’ was a draft for what eventually became the growth of the first part of Philosophical Investigations. This book reveals the germination and growth of the ideas which found their final expression in Witgenstein’s later work. It is indispensable therefore to students of Witgenstein’s thought and to all those who wish to study at first–hand the mental processes of a thinker who fundamentally changed the course of modern philosophy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Key texts in the history of 20th century philosophy, the Blue and Brown Books record stages in Wittgenstein's development away from the logical atomism of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921), towards the positions expounded in the posthumous Philosophical Investigations (published 1953) and On Certainty (published 1969).
The Blue and Brown books contain arguments on the concept of meaning, philosophy of mind, and solipsism, and anticipate the rejection of Cartesian dualism and materialist behaviourism of the Investigations. There is also useful material of different kinds of potentialist and actuality, which link his thought to elements of the tradition in philosophy of mind running from Aristotle to Aquinas.
It is misleading to characterise this volume as 'preliminary studies for the Philosophical Investigations', as the views expressed in the two works are significantly different. Nonetheless, the volume gives and interesting insight into the development of Wittgenstein's thought. Readers looking for an introduction to Wittgenstein's later thought would do better to read the Philosophical Investigations, alongside Wittgenstein, by Sir Anthony Kenny.
The Blue and Brown books contain arguments on the concept of meaning, philosophy of mind, and solipsism, and anticipate the rejection of Cartesian dualism and materialist behaviourism of the Investigations. There is also useful material of different kinds of potentialist and actuality, which link his thought to elements of the tradition in philosophy of mind running from Aristotle to Aquinas.
It is misleading to characterise this volume as 'preliminary studies for the Philosophical Investigations', as the views expressed in the two works are significantly different. Nonetheless, the volume gives and interesting insight into the development of Wittgenstein's thought. Readers looking for an introduction to Wittgenstein's later thought would do better to read the Philosophical Investigations, alongside Wittgenstein, by Sir Anthony Kenny.
9 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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The blue and brown books mark a change in Wittgenstein's philosophy. Many people believe that his later philosophy is totally incompatible with his earlier ideas. In many cases this division is borne out of a gross misunderstanding of his work.
The problem with Wittgenstein is that he is very difficult to understand. For someone who believed philosophy should only elucidate facts and never create new problems, surely he, above all other philosophers', is the one most guilty of this charge!
He originally set out to end philosophy. Unless Wittgenstein aimed to miss, he failed his task miserably.
His legacy is the antithesis of his objective, he fuelled philosophy by raising new questions not just about what is truth? what is good? But also what is he talking about?
0 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This guy certainly has a lot of words. My sense is that he is trying to get hold of an analogue process using fairly crude digital equipment, say something in the range of 8 bit 5.5K sampling rate? I can only hope he got it sorted by the time he wrote Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. But I've still got about a third of the Brown Book to go...
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