Marjorie Perloff 1931-2024
In loving memory, we would like to bid farewell to Marjorie Perloff. A great scholar and human being, and one of the most important friends and members of the Wittgenstein […]
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“Die Wittgensteins” nominiert für den Wissenschaftsbuchpreis des Jahres 2024
Peter Eigner Die Wittgensteins: Geschichte einer unglaublich reichen Familie Erstes umfassendes Porträt einer spektakulären Familie Das Imperium Wittgenstein: Aufstieg, Netzwerke, Praktiken Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen einer der mächtigsten Dynastien […]
Alois Pichler: Style, Method and Philosophy in Wittgenstein FREE DOWNLOAD UNTIL 3 Oct
Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein Style, Method and Philosophy in Wittgenstein by Alois Pichler Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2023 Wittgenstein said, ‘really one should […]
PICTURES, MODELS AND MEASURES by Susan G. Sterrett (Tractatus Odyssey Chapter)
This paper is based on the paper of the same title presented at the 2015 Pacific APA Meeting, Vancouver, BC April 1–4, 2015 in the Invited Symposium: ‘Wittgenstein’s ’Picture Theory’’ […]
Bonus Feature free download: Ludwig Wittgenstein during the Brusilov offensive in the Bukovina, by Martin Pilch
A detailed day-by-day timeline of 1916, based on Wittgenstein’s third war notebook (Ms 103), his personal correspondence, as well as military maps and official reports Appendix to Martin Pilch’s essay […]
October 2023: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Odyssey: The Great War and the Writing of the Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus
DoppelHouse Press Los Angeles Edited by Radmila Schweitzer Co-published with the Wittgenstein Initiative 240 pages fully illustrated in color October 2023 A collectible book charting Wittgenstein’s movements, personal struggles, and […]
Wittgenstein and the Arts: Nuno Venturinha in Conversation with Dr Gindi
Exploring the Relationship between Wittgenstein and the Arts By Nuno Venturinha, NOVA University of Lisbon Ludwig Wittgenstein was not just one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century, but […]
Carteggio Ludwig-Paul Wittgenstein 1920-1939
39 letters between Ludwig and Paul Wittgenstein, 1920-1939, translated for the first time in Italian This translation was conducted based on the following edition: Wittgenstein. Eine Familie in Briefen, […]
Kleiner Streifzug durch das Wien der Wittgensteins
Einige für die Familie Wittgenstein bedeutsame Adressen, 1860–1960
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 […]
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
WITTGENSTEINS BRIEFE AN SEINE FAMILIE
Buchpräsentation Dienstag, 20. November 2018, 19:00 Uhr Grillparzerhaus (Staatsarchiv), Johannesgasse 6, 1010 Wien Um Anmeldung unten wird gebeten. Eintritt: freiwilliger Unkostenbeitrag. Dr. Joachim Schulte (Zürich) Prof. Dr. Allan Janik (Innsbruck) […]