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Add. MS a/407/3
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Manuscript dictations - the Brown Book
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- 1934-1935 (Creation)
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6 vols. 1 loose sheet inserted at back of vol. I and II; vol III foliated 1-45, single sheet attached to f. 5v. All vols. apart from III detached from covers.
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includes additions and amendments in the hand of Skinner and remarks in the hand of Wittgenstein. Contains a considerable amount of material not included in the version published by Blackwell, under the heading 'Communication of Personal Experience' (part of Book V, Book VI).
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The second half of 'Book V' and whole of 'Book VI' are transcribed in Chapter 4, 'Communication of Personal Experience', of Wittgenstein, L., Gibson, A., O’Mahony, N., & Skinner, F. (2020). Ludwig Wittgenstein : dictating philosophy, To Francis Skinner - The Wittgenstein-Skinner manuscripts...