Wittgenstein
A Beginner's Guide to the Revolutionary Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and His Investigation into the Limits of Language, Meaning, and ThoughtBy Alex Omberg
Length1h 27m
About this audiobook
Enter the mind of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the 20th century's most enigmatic and revolutionary philosophers. His life was a relentless quest for clarity, leading to two distinct yet equally profound philosophical systems that continue to shape our understanding of language, meaning, and the very purpose of thought.
WITTGENSTEIN: A Beginner's Guide is your accessible pathway through the brilliant, complex, and often paradoxical ideas of this pivotal figure. This book demystifies his work, showing how he moved from an ambition to solve all philosophical problems with perfect logic to a groundbreaking therapeutic approach aimed at untangling the "mental knots" that arise from our misuse of language.
This guide makes Wittgenstein's challenging ideas accessible, inviting you to engage with a philosopher who sought not to solve problems, but to dissolve them by showing us how our language actually works.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreBiography and Memoir, Philosophy
Length1 hr 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Wittgenstein and the Limits of My World
3A World of Genius and Despair
4From Propellers to Propositions
5Building the World of the Tractatus
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6How Words onto the world
7Throwing Away the Ladder
8A Return from the Wilderness
9Language as a Toolbox
10Untying the Knots of Thought
11Philosophy as Therapy
12The Two Wittgensteins and Their Enduring Legacy
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