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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Born

in Wien (Vienna), Austria

April 26, 1889

Died

April 29, 1951

Website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/

Genre

Philosophy, Science, Social Sciences

Influences

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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (Ph.D., Trinity College, Cambridge University, 1929) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

Described by Bertrand Russell as "the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating", he helped inspire two of the twentieth century's principal philosophical movements: the Vienna Circle and Oxford ordinary language philosophy. According to an end of the century poll, professional philosophers in Canada and the U.S. rank both his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations among the top five most important boo ...more

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	Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein, David Pears (Translator), Brian McGuinness (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 17,996 ratings — published 1921 — 306 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein, G.E.M. Anscombe (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 13,578 ratings — published 1953 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein, G.E.M. Anscombe (Translator), Denis Paul (Translator) 4.16 avg rating — 4,477 ratings — published 1969 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue and Brown Books by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rush Rhees (Preface) 4.13 avg rating — 2,351 ratings — published 1935 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture and Value by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Georg Henrik von Wright (Editor), Peter Winch (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 1977 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remarks on Colour by Ludwig Wittgenstein, G.E.M. Anscombe (Editor), Linda L. McAlister (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 1977 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lectures and Conversations on Aesthetics, Psychology and Religious Belief by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Cyril Barrett (editor) 3.83 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 1966 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Major Works: Selected Philosophical Writings by Ludwig Wittgenstein, C.K. Ogden (Translator), Denis Paul (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zettel by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Georg Henrik von Wright (Editor), G.E.M. Anscombe (Translator/Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1967 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notebooks 1914-1916 by Ludwig Wittgenstein, G.E.M. Anscombe (Editor/Translator), Georg Henrik von Wright (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1980 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein

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“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein

tags: language, perception, power-of-words

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“I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein

tags: life, philosophy

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