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So, one of my favourite stories is Witggenstein's Phd viva. He submitted the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as his PhD thesis. Apparently on the way into his v
by mijoharas 3y ago
So, one of my favourite stories is Witggenstein's Phd viva. He submitted the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as his PhD thesis.
Apparently on the way into his viva he said to Bertrand Russel "Don't worry, I know you'll never understand it.".[0] He passed with flying colours.
(Note: I tried to google and didn't find a primary source, but post saying the same thing I remembered, so possible citation needed here)
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33910633 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33910633
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y agoI have tried to read the Tractatus a couple of times and whiffed majorly. I think Wittgestein foresaw Powerpoint culture and created a (the only?) major philosophical work[0] consisting of just bullet points. [0] True, I didn't understand it but it clearly has had an impact!