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Excellent academic resources exist which provide a transcription of the ''Nachlass'' (<span class="plainlinks">[http://wab.uib.no/transform/wab.php?modus=opsjoner WAB]</span>) and even scans of some of Wittgenstein's handwritten notes and manuscripts (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wittgensteinsource.org/ Wittgenstein Source]</span>). However, those are mostly helpful for researchers who need to dive deep into the "raw" Wittgenstein; conversely, they are little use for the general public, for students, or for anyone who would simply step into a bookshop to buy a copy of the ''Tractatus'' or the ''Philosophical Investigations'', in the original or in translation. | Excellent academic resources exist which provide a transcription of the ''Nachlass'' (<span class="plainlinks">[http://wab.uib.no/transform/wab.php?modus=opsjoner WAB]</span>) and even scans of some of Wittgenstein's handwritten notes and manuscripts (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.wittgensteinsource.org/ Wittgenstein Source]</span>). However, those are mostly helpful for researchers who need to dive deep into the "raw" Wittgenstein; conversely, they are little use for the general public, for students, or for anyone who would simply step into a bookshop to buy a copy of the ''Tractatus'' or the ''Philosophical Investigations'', in the original or in translation. | ||
The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project provides complete, well-formatted, downloadable, free books in multiple languages. Our purpose is to remove the paywall that stands between the prospective reader and the text, as well as to make the text available to anyone who | The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project provides complete, well-formatted, downloadable, free books in multiple languages. Our purpose is to remove the paywall that stands between the prospective reader and the text, as well as to make the text available to anyone who cannot access a library. | ||
Wittgenstein's originals, as well as some of the translations, {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2022|will soon enter|are in}} the public domain (see [[#Copyright|Copyright]] below), while the translations that were purpose-made for this site {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2022|will be|are}} available under <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike]</span>. You will find more specific information in the page of each individual work. | Wittgenstein's originals, as well as some of the translations, {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2022|will soon enter|are in}} the public domain (see [[#Copyright|Copyright]] below), while the translations that were purpose-made for this site {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2022|will be|are}} available under <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike]</span>. You will find more specific information in the page of each individual work. | ||