Portraits of Wittgenstein is a major collection of memoirs and
reflections on one of the most influential and yet elusive
personalities in the history of modern philosophy, Ludwig
Wittgenstein. Featuring a wealth of illuminating and profound
insights into Wittgenstein's extraordinary life, this unique
collection reveals Wittgenstein's character and power of
personality more vividly and comprehensively than ever before. With
portraits from more than seventy-five figures, Portraits of
Wittgenstein brings together the personal recollections of
philosophers, students, friends and acquaintances, including
Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, F. R. Leavis, A. J. Ayer, Karl
Popper, Friedrich von Hayek, G. H. von Wright, Rush Rhees, Freeman
Dyson, G. E. M. Anscombe, Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgley and Mary
Warnock. These authors testify to the life-long influence
Wittgenstein had on the lives of those he met. Their fascinating
memoirs, reflections and commentaries, often at odds with each
other, reveal Wittgenstein's kindness, and how much genuine
friendship meant to him, as well as his suffering and despair. They
show too how the philosopher's ruthless honesty and uncompromising
integrity often resulted in stern advice and harsh rebukes to
friends and foes alike. Now available in a single, revised and
updated volume, Portraits of Wittgenstein includes new selections,
revised contributions, photographs, maps and introductory overviews
that provide historical context to Wittgenstein's relationships
with his intellectual and social circle. This collection of
valuable and hard-to-find material is an indispensable resource for
scholars and students of the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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