Format:
1 Online-Ressource (88 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783957437976
Series Statement:
Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9783657100170
Uniform Title:
Unfinished draft of a sketch of a biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Content:
Every student of the twentieth century has heard both of the great Viennese economist Friedrich von Hayek and of the equally great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. But what isn’t well known is that the two were distant cousins and that, shortly after Wittgenstein’s death in 1951, Hayek set out to write a biography of his cousin. The project was derailed by Wittgenstein family members, who felt it was to soon to publish such a work. But Hayek’s draft acquired an underground readership, and Wittgenstein’s biographers have used it extensively.Here finally, is the text of that work itself. Hayek’s account has the great merit of being close to its subject; the draft, moreover sheds light, not only on Wittgenstein but on Hayek as well. Allan Janik’s elegant afterword makes these links clear. Anyone interested in Wittgenstein or, for that matter, in the thought and culture of the earlier twentieth century, will want to read Christian Erbacher’s excellent edition of Hayek’s draft biography. – Marjorie Perloff
Content:
Every student of the twentieth century has heard both of the great Viennese economist Friedrich von Hayek and of the equally great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. But what isn't well known is that the two were distant cousins and that, shortly after Wittgenstein's death in 1951, Hayek set out to write a biography of his cousin. The project was derailed by Wittgenstein family members, who felt it was to soon to publish such a work - especially one like Hayek's, so candid about his cousin's difficulties and depressions. But Hayek's draft acquired an underground readership, and Wittgensteins biographers have used it extensively. Here finally, is the text of that work itself - a true goldmine in being one great thinker's view of another, whom he knew personally, even if not well. Hayek's account has the great merit of being close to its subject; the draft, moreover sheds light, not only on Wittgenstein but on Hayek as well
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783957431578
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hayek, Friedrich A. von, 1899 - 1992 Friedrich August von Hayek’s draft biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein Paderborn : mentis, 2019 ISBN 9783957431578
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889-1951
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Biografie
DOI:
10.30965/9783957437976
Author information:
Janik, Allan 1941-
Author information:
Erbacher, Christian 1979-
Author information:
Hayek, Friedrich A. von 1899-1992
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