3 ms·
"1 Except perhaps Wittgenstein, an inspired guy, in the work of which everything can be found, but - like Nostradamus - only afterwards" The Blind Spot, Lectur
by danharaj 9y ago
"1 Except perhaps Wittgenstein, an inspired guy, in the work of which everything can be found, but - like Nostradamus - only afterwards"
The Blind Spot, Lectures on Logic, footnote p. 141
- sofieapp 9y agoI studied Wittgenstein in college, and with enough pot and an undergraduate mind this statement is generally true. However, I think in this case, Wittgenstein did spell out an early version of the emoticon - emoji maybe a little far. I know my version of the text this is sourced from had emoticon like drawings next to the statement that's quoted in OP's article, but I don't recall if these were added by Wittgenstein or a later editor.
- jjgreen 9y agoThey were Wittgenstein's, the "Letters to C. K. Ogden with Comments on the English Translation of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" includes detailed notes on their typographic treatment.
- voidhorse 9y agoI still have to pick up and read The Blind Spot but I semi-agree with this. I think Wittgenstein and Nietzsche are two thinkers whose aphorisms are positioned in a near perfect space such that anyone can read them and walk away feeling he's gained a powerful insight without knowing precisely what the hell the philosopher actually meant. You could read either of them for a lifetime and ceaselessly uncover further nuances in their bodies of work.