Wittgenstein, A. C. Grayling
Wittgenstein, A. C. Grayling
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Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction

Author: A. C. Grayling

Narrator: A. C. Grayling

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/08/2021

Synopsis

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A. C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general listener by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought.

About A. C. Grayling

A. C. Grayling is professor of philosophy and master of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern, London. Among his many books are Liberty in the Age of Terror, The God Argument, Democracy and Its Crisis, and The History of Philosophy. He has been a regular contributor to the Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Independent on Sunday, Economist, New Statesman, Prospect, and New European. He appears frequently on radio and TV, including Newsnight and CNN News. He lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mikael on September 11, 2011

Never mind the fact that Grayling's critique of Wittgenstein sometimes is misleading; this is a good little book that you should read before you move on to heavier works. If you want to read more about Wittgenstein before you read and work your way through his own books, I also recommend the works o......more

Goodreads review by Error Theorist on July 21, 2012

Grayling wrote a rather even-handed treatment of Wittgenstein's early and late philosophy; although it's rather obvious that Grayling downplays Wittgenstein's influence on contemporary philosophy,and disagrees with most - if not all of - Wittgenstein's late philosophy. Regardless of his disagreement......more

Goodreads review by Roy on June 15, 2016

Wittgenstein was certainly a character. He strikes me as something of an intellectual masochist. He hated most philosophy; his goal was to investigate language, in order to end philosophy; he was happy when his students gave up philosophy; yet he is one of the previous century’s most famous philosop......more

Goodreads review by Lubinka on December 29, 2018

I should really stop reading biographies of people I'm interested in by people who dislike them.......more

Goodreads review by Amirography on March 19, 2018

I'm not sure about this book. It tries to explain wittgenstein. However, I'm not sure if it did. Or if it did a good job.......more

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