Introducing Wittgenstein

Introducing Wittgenstein : A Graphic Guide

This is a superlative graphic guide described as 'warm, witty and wise' by Jonathan Ree to an enigmatic master of twentieth-century philosophy.

  • Format: Paperback | 176 pages
  • Dimensions: 118 x 168 x 13mm | 159g
  • Publication date: 01 Oct 2009
  • Publisher: Icon Books
  • Publication City/Country: Duxford, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Edition Statement: 4th ed.
  • Illustrations note: Illustrations, unspecified
  • ISBN10: 1848310862
  • ISBN13: 9781848310865
  • Bestsellers rank: 166,639

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