Cooperation with The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project
The Wittgenstein Initiative is happy to announce its cooperation with The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project and is looking forward to our joint projects! The LWP is a multilingual website that aims to […]
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Wittgenstein’s PRIVATE NOTEBOOKS 1914-1916, translated and edited by Marjorie Perloff
Wittgenstein’s major writings have generally been published in bilingual editions that have German and English on facing pages. Wittgenstein wrote in his native German all his life, and because language […]
On the Correspondence Ludwig Wittgenstein – Ben Richards
“I’m thinking of you constantly with love” 24 November 2021 by Dr. Alfred Schmidt, Austrian National Library. German original here. The extensive correspondence between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards, of […]
Happy 80th Birthday, Allan Janik!
Allan Janik has been the single most influential thinker in my academic career. His authorship is utmost inspiring, and has shaped my own interests in Wittgenstein and the whole Viennese […]
Wittgenstein in Swansea
Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy at Swansea by Alan Sandry Ludwig Wittgenstein’s association with Swansea University came about through his relationship with Rush Rhees, his former student, confidant, and literary executor, who worked […]
Infrastructure funds allocated to the Wittgenstein Archive at University of Bergen
The Wittgenstein Archive (WAB) has been awarded 1,670,000 NOK (about 167,000 EUR) for quality assurance and updating of the world’s research infrastructure for Wittgenstein’s Nachlass. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), considered by […]
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Dictating Philosophy
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Dictating Philosophy To Francis Skinner – The Wittgenstein-Skinner Manuscripts Editors: Gibson, Arthur, O’Mahony, Niamh Ann (Eds.) Is a newly discovered and unpublished collection of Wittgenstein’s continuous manuscripts Provides new insights […]
Wittgenstein’s Heirs and Editors
Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein Wittgenstein’s Heirs and Editors Christian Erbacher, Universität Siegen, Germany First published online: September 2020 Abstract: Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the most widely read philosophers […]
Philosophy in Times of Crisis
By Nuno Venturinha, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Editor’s note: This article was first published on 26 March 2020. In the meantime, the rise in worldwide […]
“In times like these”: Wittgenstein, a Symbol of Troubled Times
by Jose Ferrater-Mora, September 1953 Wittgenstein was a genius. This contention will hardly be denied by professional philosophers. Logicians will recognize that he was most successful in profound logical insights. […]
Survey: Digital Tools in Wittgenstein Studies
Dear Wittgenstein researchers and fans! If you are willing and able, and have three minutes or so to spare, please consider completing the brief survey form following the link below. […]
Bernard Francis (Brian) McGuinness (1927-2019)
Obituary and a Short Memoir by Allan Janik Brian McGuinness (Queen’s College, Oxford University, History of Scientific Thought, Università degli studi di Siena) was for several decades the world’s leading […]
The Quiet Seriousness of the Sognefjord
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s house 30 steep meters aboven Lake Eidsvatnet Lake in Skjolden in Sogn is finally rebuilt after 60 years Knut Olav Åmås Columnist, director of the Fritt Ord Foundation […]
Wittgenstein’s Dictionary for Elementary Schools
“Only a dictionary makes it possible to hold the student completely responsible” by Désirée Weber From the fall of 1920 until spring 1926, Ludwig Wittgenstein was as an elementary school […]
Wittgenstein’s House in Skjolden on the Sognefjord in Norway has finally been rebuilt
Skjolden, 20 June 2019 © Jon Bolstad & Wittgenstein Initiative
PICTURES, MODELS AND MEASURES
PICTURES, MODELS AND MEASURES by Susan G. Sterrett Department of Philosophy, Wichita State University (PDF Download)
UNESCO Certificate and Nomination Form
Extract from the Nomination Form International Memory of the World Register Philosophical Nachlass of Ludwig Wittgenstein (Austria, Canada, Netherlands, UK) The subject of this joint nomination is the complete philosophical […]
UNESCO Memory of the World Register: Nachlass Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophical Nachlass of Ludwig Wittgenstein Documentary heritage submitted by Austria, Canada, Netherlands and the United Kingdom and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2017. © […]
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Von der Fliege im Fliegenglas
Der Philosoph ist ein Fixpunkt, wenn Wien 2018 die Moderne groß feiert. Kurier, 17. Juli 2017, Werner Rosenberger Spurensuche im hohen Norden nach dem vielleicht bedeutendsten österreichischen Denker des 20. […]
Wittgenstein in Norway’s Østerrike
Der Standard, 2. Juni 2017 Østerrike über dem Fjord: In einem Kaff in Norwegen schrieb der große Philosoph einige seiner wichtigsten Texte Österreich heißt auf Norwegisch Østerrike. Für die Bewohner […]
Wittgenstein in Norwegen: Welcher Weg führt zum Genie?
Wer auf Wittgensteins Spuren wandert, kann nicht nur Logik lernen: In der Welt des Philosophen lag Österreich an einem Fjord. Clemens Panagl, Salzburger Nachrichten, 22.5.2017 SKJOLDEN. Der Weg zur Erkenntnis […]
Egon Schiele in the Light of the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Theory of Musical Composition of Arnold Schönberg
ETHICS AND AESTHETICS ARE ONE. EGON SCHIELE IN THE LIGHT OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN AND THE THEORY OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION OF ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG by Carla Carmona The question […]
WITTGENSTEIN’S AND TODAY’S VIENNA: Anticipating the Future
CONTRASTS AND LEGACIES by Steven Beller (Washington DC) It is now more than forty years since one of the greatest books about the history of Viennese modern culture at the […]
MARJORIE PERLOFF: EDGE OF IRONY
Modernism in the Shadow of the Habsburg Empire 224 pages | 8 color plates, 26 halftones | 6 x 9 | © 2016 Among the brilliant writers and thinkers who […]
PHILOSOPHICAL BIOGRAPHY – the Very Idea
by Ray Monk, University of Southampton Lecture given at a conference on “Wittgenstein: Biography and Philosophy,” on March 25, 1999, at Virginia Tech, organized by James C. Klagge; and at […]