Wittgenstein`s Lectures on the Foundations of Mathematics, Cambridge, 1939

For several terms at Cambridge in 1939, Ludwig Wittgenstein lectured on the philosophical foundations of mathematics. A lecture class taught by Wittgenstein, however, hardly resembled a lecture.

About the author

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was arguably the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century. He was born in Vienna, but studied and practiced philosophy in Great Britain. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947. He worked in and transformed the fields of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

Product details

• Authors: Cora Diamond, Diamond Cora, Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Assisted by: Cora Diamond (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1989
• EAN: 9780226904269
• ISBN: 978-0-226-90426-9
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 396 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles; MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematical foundations