If the influence of philosophical works could be measured on a word-for-word basis, Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is possibly top of the pile. Less than 80 pages long, it was ...
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889—1951) Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, and regarded by some as the most important since Immanuel Kant. His early work was influenced by that of Arthur Schopenhauer and, especially, by his teacher Bertrand Russell and by Gottlob Frege, who became something of a friend. This work culminated in the Tractatus ...
Yahoo News Australia: Wittgenstein tried to solve all the problems of philosophy in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus – but he didn't quite succeed
Wittgenstein tried to solve all the problems of philosophy in his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus – but he didn't quite succeed
The Conversation: Wittgenstein tried to solve all the problems of philosophy in his Tractatus Logico‑Philosophicus – but he didn’t quite succeed
Wittgenstein tried to solve all the problems of philosophy in his Tractatus Logico‑Philosophicus – but he didn’t quite succeed
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (/ ˈvɪtɡənʃtaɪn, - staɪn / VIT-gən-s (h)tyne; [5] Austrian German: [ˈluːdvɪç ˈjoːsɛf ˈjoːhan ˈvɪtɡn̩ʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austro-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. [6] From 1929 to 1947, Wittgenstein taught at the ...
Considered by some to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th century, Ludwig Wittgenstein played a central, if controversial, role in mid-20th-century analytic philosophy. He continues to influence, and incur debate in, current philosophical thought in topics as diverse as logic and language, perception and intention, ethics and religion, aesthetics and culture, and even political thought ...