The book “Notes on Colors” (1977)
by the famous Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is an organized collection of notes that the philosopher wrote in the last years of his life, compiled by Elizabeth Enscom. Here, the problem of color, which had interested Wittgenstein since the time of the Logico-Philosophical Treatise (1918/21), is examined in detail. Wittgenstein polemicizes with Goethe and Runge, discusses colors that cannot be thought, speaks of blindness and color blindness, and finally shows the connection between language play and the use of words to denote color. At first glance, fragmented and chaotic, Wittgenstein’s text, on the one hand, offers a new perspective on the philosophical problem of color, and on the other, continues the tradition. The book will be of interest to philosophers, artists, scientists, designers, and everyone who sees the world in colors.

The publication was prepared by
Translated from German: Anna-Maria Kotlyarova

Primary scientific editor: Viktor Chornyi

Secondary scientific editor: Ivan Ivashchenko

Literary editor: Oleksandr Stukalo

Proofreader: Anzhela Prystavska

Foreword: Ivan Ivashchenko

Afterword, notes, glossary, indexes: Anna-Maria Kotlyarova

Publication design: Kultura studio (Sasha Bychenko, Oleksiy Salnikov)

Presentation of the first Ukrainian translation of “Remarks on Colors” (Bemerkungen über die Farben) by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) translated by Anna-Maria Kotlyarova. This book is the beginning of the series “Small Works of Great Philosophers”, which will be published by “Synteza” in the future.

During the presentation, those present will hear about the specifics of the work on this book, the publisher’s future plans, will have the opportunity to talk to the translator, and will also be able to purchase the book at the publisher’s price.

Published with the support of the Austrian Cooperation Office in Lviv and Ukraine Office Austria.