Item 130 - Notebook

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WITT/MS/130

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Notebook

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  • 26 May – 9 Aug 1946 (Creation)

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1 volume, ff. 1-148. Paginated in Wittgenstein's hand. 1-93.

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann (1889-1951), philosopher
(1889-1951)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Received from Rush Rhees, Jan. 1970.

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First notebook concerned with the nature of psychological concepts. Noted at the front: “Dieses Schreibbuch enthalt fast nur schlechte Satze. Manche von ihnen aber konnen zu besseren Satzen Anregung geben. Die meisten sind blosser Abfall.”

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  • German

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