Full name: Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius

Author: Ray Monk Year: 1990 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Philosophy, Award winners, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: Barns&Noble Amazon Goodreads eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780140159950 0140159959

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