Ludwig Wittgenstein
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy
- Subcategories: Philosophers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Wittgenstein, who criticized many aspects of traditional philosophy, developed an account of the logical structure of language in his early period, then largely abandoned this view for one involving language-games. In his later years, he came to view philosophy as a therapeutic practice.
Early Life
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was born into a prominent and highly cultured family in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Vienna. His father, Karl Wittgenstein, was a leading Austrian industrialist and had in fact made a fortune in the iron and...
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