Blue and Brown Books
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Key Facts
full title · Preliminary Studies for the "Philosophical Investigations," generally Known as the Blue and Brown Books
author · Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical movement · Analytic philosophy, although Wittgenstein rejects the philosophical importance of logic, which is one of the key aspects of analytic philosophy
language · English
time and place written · Blue Book 1933–34, Brown Book 1934–35; both at Cambridge University
date of first publication · 1958
publisher · Harper & Row (USA); Basil Blackwell (UK)
speaker · The Blue and Brown Books are transcriptions of lectures Wittgenstein gave to his students at Cambridge
philosophical influences on the work · No clear influences, although there is a general influence of Frege and Russell, and perhaps some influence of the Vienna Circle
philosophical influences of the work · Ordinary language philosophy
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