Philosophische Untersuchungen
by Ludwig Wittgenstein · first published 1953
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Posthumously published work by Wittgenstein, in which he came to overthrow some number of his earlier ideas as published in the Tractatus.
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…matter of taste, but it seems clear to me that his writing had a lot of "poetical ambition". How we use language was one of his primary concerns and he clearly cared a lot about how he himself wrote. In Philosophische Untersuchungen I see a lot of warmth in his writing. Often it seems like he is talking very personally to the reader like he would to a friend. From quick googling it seems like I am not alone in my view of Wittgenstein…
on “Writing well” ↗Maybe it's worth mentioning that he didn't write most of "his" books apart from the Tractatus and Philosophische Untersuchungen. The others might still be worth reading but they are mostly notes from his students. Having studied analytical philosophy in university I also find it interesting that Wittgenstein is seen as a founding…
on “The relentless honesty of Ludwig Wittgenstein (2017)” ↗