Wittgenstein's Vienna
This is a remarkable book about a man (perhaps the most important and original philosopher of our age), a society (the corrupt Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eve of dissolution), and a city (Vienna, with its fin-de siècle gaiety and corrosive melancholy). The central figure in this study of a crumbling society that gave birth to the modern world is Wittgenstein, the brilliant and gifted young thinker. With others, including Freud, Viktor Adler, and Arnold Schoenberg, he forged his ideas in a...
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The life and culture of Hapsburg Vienna before World War I--the city of Freud, Schoenberg, Klimt, and Wittgenstein, whose philosophy announced the birth of the modern era. An independent work...challenging, new, and useful. --New York Times Book Review A striking premise...challenging, new, and useful.
\ The New York TimesA striking premise...challenging, new, and useful.\ \ \ \ \ From The CriticsA striking premise...challenging, new, and useful.\ \
