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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 Is a newly discovered and unpublished collection of Wittgenstein’s continuous manuscripts Provides new insights […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Skjolden, 20 June 2019 © Jon Bolstad & Wittgenstein Initiative
PICTURES, MODELS AND MEASURES by Susan G. Sterrett Department of Philosophy, Wichita State University (PDF Download)
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 […]
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. © […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by James Conant, University of Chicago Lecture given at a symposium on “Philosophy and Biography,” on May 18, 1999, at the University of Athens, organized by Vasso Kindi. We thank […]