Ludwig Wittgenstein
20th Century1889-1951Vienna / Cambridge
As Your Guide
“Wittgenstein will examine the language you use to describe yourself and show you where it misleads. He believes many identity puzzles dissolve when you stop asking the wrong questions. Choose him if you want a guide who treats clarity as a form of liberation.”
Who They Were
Austrian-British philosopher who revolutionized philosophy of language twice.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
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