Ludwig Wittgenstein Summary

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Encyclopedia Articles (6)

1,096 words, approx. 4 pages
Wittgenstein, Ludwig WITTGENSTEIN, LUDWIG (1889–1951), one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Born of a wealthy family in Vienna, Wittgenstein did most of his philos... Read more
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951) Among the foremost philosophers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein made important contributions to the philosophy of logic, theory of meaning, and philosoph... Read more
1,233 words, approx. 5 pages
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Engineer, architect, and one of the most influential analytic and linguistic philosophers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was born in Vienna, Aust... Read more
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig [addendum 2] Although aesthetics was a subject of deep and lifelong importance to Ludwig Wittgenstein, he wrote very little directly on the topic. He did, however, write remarks o... Read more
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann(1889–1951) Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, the Austrian-British philosopher, was born in Vienna, the youngest of eight children. Ludwig's paternal gra... Read more
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann [addendum 1] Of Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein's philosophical writings available in print, by far the greater part was published after the 1967 Encyclopedia... Read more