Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein, despite often retreating from the world's hustle,
was even more capable in sometimes fierce intellectual competitions
than such fellow Apostles at Cambridge as Moore and Russell;
and later, the philosophic world has tended more and more towards his positions.
He has now surpassed them in his influence on modern thought
and in trying to understanding the functioning of our all too human brains
although his insistence on showing that he couldn't be bought
probably horrified another fellow great Apostle-- Lord Maynard Keynes.
For his gesture of giving all his money away to show his autonomy --
perhaps partly made to poke his ultra- rich family in the eye--
is certainly no way to survive in a modern economy
unless somehow, you are planning to die
(as three of his gifted older brothers indeed did.) *.
But it is not only his profound thought that is remembered today
but his character, even when he had little or nothing to say--
for how many other great thinkers in life have been such a hero?
I suspect, you'll agree that total may be close to zero.
HZL
10/7/15
*Three of his brothers committed suicide,
Please see the articles below which I would urge those who are so
inclined and have the time, to read.
Ludwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein
His teacher Bertrand Russell described Wittgenstein as "the most perfect ... 5.1 Teacher training in Vienna; 5.2 Teaching posts in Austria; 5.3 Publication of the ..... In it he says that he hopes my work will go well, if it should be God's will. ...... one of the world's most famous philosophers, though some of the medical staff did ...
Wikipedia
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Ludwig Wittgenstein | British philosopher | Britannica.com
www.britannica.com/.../Ludwig-Wittgenstein
Jan 9, 2015 - While serving on the Eastern front, Wittgenstein did, in fact, experience a... Of course, this meant that Wittgenstein's central philosophical message, .... Hospital in London and then as an assistant in a medical research team.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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