维特根斯坦传:天才之为责任

by Ray Monk

《维特根斯坦传:天才之为责任》完整的讲述了哲学家维特根斯坦的生平事迹、思想和学术成就。《维特根斯坦传:天才之为责任》真实展现了这位伟大思想家性格变化、形成的过程，及其深刻的灵魂生活，不仅使读者了解其人，还有助于读者理解他深邃的哲学思想。【看更多好书，请访问“风入松书屋”】链接：www.amazon.com/shops/chinabook

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Published June 1, 2011

About the author

Ray Monk is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton, where he has taught since 1992.

He won the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the 1991 Duff Cooper Prize for Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius. His interests lie in the philosophy of mathematics, the history of analytic philosophy, and philosophical aspects of biographical writing. He is currently working on a biography of Robert Oppenheimer. (Source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Nicktimebreak · Rating 4 out of 5]

在好几个地方看到过这本书的推荐，赞美之词溢于言表，近来又对哲学开始产生兴趣，听说维特根斯坦也是有名的难懂，想通过这本传记先做一点铺垫再来细品他的书。然而再自己读过之后，略带失望。本书中文版长达600多页，60多万字，作者按时间线对各种信件、札记的引述相当丰富，能详细完整的展现一个真实的维特根斯坦。但也许是因为我并没有读过LW的论著，这本传记读起来还是很难「进入」，更麻烦的是那些引用LW哲学思想的话也因为第一次见到，经常看的不明就里。反倒是他的一些私生活更能满足我的八卦癖。也许在将来某天能细品LW的书时，还能回看这本书，找一些阅读线索。
尽管如此，当读到最后时LW的临终之言：「告诉他们，我度过了极好的一生」仍不免泪盈眶。

[Winnie Marth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously, it took me almost five months to finish the book. It's the longest biography I've ever finished. One day, if I am ever asked about the books that are most important to me, I believe this will be one of them.

There are no short phrases to summarize the book. Wittgenstein had said too much, done too many. But his weakness, his recognition of his weakness, and his golden heart are as impressive as his intelligence.

The translation is decent. But I feel the translator was in over his head when translating some technical content. Still, it's respectable that he included the original text when he was not confident enough.

May not be a book for everyone, but for me, a masterpiece. However, it's hard to say whether it's the book or Wittgenstein's life.