What does /sci/ think of Ludwig Wittgenstein?
>>7753684
He was too caught in his (literal) autism and thus too intellectually limited by his own pedantry to make any noteworthy contributions.
>>7753684
>>/lit/
>>7753684
Handsome
Absolute madman.
>“Wittgenstein’s correspondence with Pattison consists almost entirely of ‘nonsense’. In nearly every letter he makes some use of the English adjective ‘bloody’, which, for some reason, he found inexhaustibly funny. He would often begin his letters ‘Dear Old Blood’ and end them ‘Yours bloodily’ or ‘Yours in bloodiness’. Pattisson would send him photographs cut out from magazines, which he called his ‘paintings’, and to which Wittgenstein would respond with exaggeratedly solemn appreciation: ‘I would have known it to be a Pattison immediately without the signature. There is that bloodiness in it which has never before been expressed by the brush.’ In reply, Wittgenstein would send ‘portraits’, photogrphs of distinguished looking middle-aged men, ripped out of newspaper advertisements for self-improvement courses. ‘My latest photo’, he announced, enclosing one such picture. ‘The previous one expressed fatherly kindness only; this one expresses triumph’.”
>"Throughout the correspondence there is a gentle ridicule of the language of the advertiser, the absurdity of the style being invoked simply by using it as though it were the normal way for two friends to write to each other. Sending Wittgenstein a (genuine) photograph of himself, Pattisson writes on the back: 'On the other side is pictured one of our 47/6 suits.' 'Somehow or the other, Wittgenstein writes at the end of one letter, 'one instinctively feels that Two Steeples No. 83 Quality Sock is a real man's sock. It's a sock of taste - dressy, fashionable, comfortable.'"
>>7753692
/lit/ has been ruined.
a bit overrated tbqh. Was hot air with Tractaus, but quickly realized his theorys limits. Cucked by Kurt Gödel. After that just a quirky autist high school totem pole.
>>7753692
wittgenstein is more science than literature to be honest compadre
>>7753730
What did he do for science?
>>7753684
logical positivism is dead.
Was he gay or not. Pretty qt in his youth.
>>7753684
Wittgenstein is a pretty cool guy. Eh doesn't believe in infinite sets and doesn't afraid of anything.
>>7753731
I disagree with the anon quoted, but several mathematicians have quoted him as influential in their work.
His Philosophical Investigations have become one of the most influential philosophical works ever, but he also wrote a good deal about mathematics (like his Remarks, published posthumously).
>In April Wittgenstein underwent an operation at Guy’s to remove the gall-stone that had been troubling him for a number of years. His mistrust of English doctors (he was inclined to believe that both Ramsey’s death and Skinner’s might have been avoided if they had received proper medical care) impelled him to insist on remaining conscious during the operation. Refusing a general anaesthetic, he had mirrors placed in the operating theatre so that he could watch what was happening. To help him through what was undoubtedly a painful ordeal, John Ryle sat with him throughout the operation, holding his hand.
>>7753738
Some say bisexual but I'm not sure if the women stuff was all too serious. Probably gay.
>>7753733
wittgenstein was anti-positivism and scientism
> For example, during meetings of the Vienna Circle, he would express his disagreement with the group's misreading of his work by turning his back to them and reading poetry aloud.[141]
top lad
>>7753706
BASED
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>>7754303
When he made his 'confessions' he confessed he had sex with women when he was young (say ~17 y/o).
And had intentions to get married to a woman 20 years younger at some point.
Definitely bisexual, but it looks like he was more into men.
bisexual is default
most repress it
some don't
Faggotstein
>>7753684
This guy had IQ 190.
Impressive.
>>7754417
In those time fucking women was getting with the program though. He probably would have been an exclusive flamer today.
