Ludwig Wittgenstein

Hitler’s Favorite Jew: The Enigma of Otto Weininger

This piece has been excerpted from a forthcoming book titled Hitler's Favorite Jew: The Enigma of Otto Weininger by Allan…

3 weeks ago

Language Rules: Rom Harré Talks About Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Language

  Austrian-born English philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is considered as one of the most influential although controversial thinkers of the 20th century. His…

4 months ago

(Mis)understanding Wittgenstein: James Klagge Says Our Temperament May Be at Fault

Austrian-born English philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is considered as one of the most influential although controversial thinkers of the 20th century. His work touched…

6 months ago

10 Things You Might Not Know About Ludwig Wittgenstein

1. Ludwig Wittgenstein was born into a very wealthy Viennese family and grew up in a house where composers Johannes…

7 months ago

Why Ludwig Wittgenstein Matters

This piece has been excerpted from Simply Wittgenstein by James C. Klagge, part of Simply Charly's Great Lives series. Ludwig…

9 months ago

Jaakko Hintikka: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Groundbreaking “Language Games” are Not Child’s Play

  Thanks to his groundbreaking work in logic, the philosophy of mind, mathematics, and language, as well as two published…

9 months ago

Understanding Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Duck-Rabbit

It was Ludwig Wittgenstein who sparked philosophical interest in what psychologists call ambiguous figures.[1] The phrase “seeing as” became a…

10 months ago

Funny Face: How Ludwig Wittgenstein “Invented” Emojis ?

Regarded by many as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20thcentury, Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on April 26,…

1 year ago

You Ought to Be in Pictures: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Work is Featured on Big Screen

Last year’s award-winning motion picture, The Imitation Game, told the story of the pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing (1912–1954)…

6 years ago

From Old Vienna to New Philosophy: Allan Janik Analyzes Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Early Thought

Austrian-born English philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is considered as one of the most influential—although controversial—thinkers of the 20th century. His work touched on topics…

7 years ago