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smally, my favorite parts were: “He was quite mad.” and, “He struggled to understand his own work.”
The former is obvious but funny in the matter-of-fact tone the author uses. The latter would explain why there’s such a debate about an earlier and later Wittgenstein vs. a consistent Wittgenstein. Did he change his mind? Was he correcting his earlier philosophy? The answer seems clear: “the riddle does not exist.” There wasn’t a consistent early Wittgenstein or a consistent later Wittgenstein!
That reminds me of the 25 Most Inappropriate Things An Objectivist Can Say During Sex (I found this through Stephan as well). Just google it.
Reminds me of this: Atlas Shrugged: Updated for the Currect Financial Crisis by Jeremiah Tucker (only two pages–worth the read).
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RTL, I thought you might be interested in this interview with Alexander Waugh, author of The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War.
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smally, my favorite parts were: “He was quite mad.” and, “He struggled to understand his own work.”
The former is obvious but funny in the matter-of-fact tone the author uses. The latter would explain why there’s such a debate about an earlier and later Wittgenstein vs. a consistent Wittgenstein. Did he change his mind? Was he correcting his earlier philosophy? The answer seems clear: “the riddle does not exist.” There wasn’t a consistent early Wittgenstein or a consistent later Wittgenstein!