Wittgenstein's Vienna
by Allan Janik
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and History.
This is a remarkable book about a man (perhaps the most important and original philosopher of our age), a society (the corrupt AustroHungarian Empire on the eve of dissolution), and a city (Vienna, with its finde siecle gaiety and corrosive melancholy). The central figure in this study of a crumbling society that gave birth to the modern world is...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and History.
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“Despite being a fan of Mokyr, only now getting to and it's very good. Sorta related, have also been enjoying Both do a nice job as biographies of particularly fertile places/times.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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