{"product_id":"i-think-of-you-constantly-with-love-the-letters-of-ludwig-wittgenstein-and-ben-richards-9781350026469","title":"I Think of You Constantly with Love: The Letters of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards met in the autumn of 1945, when Richards - a medical student \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- was attending one of Wittgenstein's courses. The 'loving friendship' (in Wittgenstein's words) which \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esubsequently developed between them decisively coloured every aspect of Wittgenstein's last years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir correspondence - consisting of more than 370 letters, cards, and telegrams, along with numerous drawings and attachments - starts in the summer of 1946, and ends in April 1951, just a week before Wittgenstein's death. It gives an incomparably vivid and touching picture of the last five years\u003cbr\u003eof Wittgenstein's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis encounter with Richards was perhaps the deepest love and the greatest happiness of Wittgenstein's life. And yet these letters also reveal Wittgenstein as a lonely, vulnerable, and often overbearing man, painfully aware of his dependence on the affection of his much younger beloved friend, and painfully aware of the fragility of their connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of letters between Wittgenstein and Richards is not only the single largest correspondence of Wittgenstein's that has survived, but - more importantly - it is by far the most significant and revealing cache of letters between Wittgenstein and someone whom he loved romantically. They offer an entirely new window onto Wittgenstein's inner life, and a profound and moving testament to his emotional and intellectual concerns in his last years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike all of Wittgenstein's writings, the letters are shot through with opinions, humour, and insights, delivered in Wittgenstein's typically sharp and powerful manner. In short, this is a most remarkable collection of documents - both for those interested in Wittgenstein's philosophy, and for those interested in the life of one of the 20th century's greatest thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Monk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350026469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Citron\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in philosophy at Shalem College, Jerusalem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is the Scientific Assistant to the Director-General of the Austrian National Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Monk \u003c\/b\u003eis a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and biographer of Wittgenstein. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and\u003ci\u003e Inside the Centre: The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ray Monk \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858809208989,"sku":"9781350026469","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c03075fd-3fd3-4a18-97f3-56f2b9f85dbb.jpg?v=1776860685","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/i-think-of-you-constantly-with-love-the-letters-of-ludwig-wittgenstein-and-ben-richards-9781350026469","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}