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About Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austro-British philosopher
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher associated with logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He is known for work that shaped twentieth-century philosophical debate, especially in these fields. His writing centers on how language works, how thought is expressed, and the foundations of reasoning and meaning.
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Logic: more sayings
- “For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant ter…”John Crowe Ransom
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Failure: more sayings
- “Leaders fail when they begin to fall in love with negative mindsets of other people!”Israelmore Ayivor
- “I think a film is a failure if it doesn't have an emotional effect. That's the film's failure. Not if it does…”Aunjanue Ellis
- “We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.”Wayne Coyne
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Books by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Tractatus logico-philosophicus
1921
Zettel
1967
Philosophische Untersuchungen
1953
Über Gewissheit
1972