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>Estimated IQ of 190
>Philosophical and mathematical genius
>As an undergraduate engineer, just decides to get into philosophy and then instantly wins the favor of the top logicians and philosophers in the world
>Isolated himself in the snowy peaks of Norway like a mythical figure where he writes the next great step in philosophy
>Is commended with honors in WWI for bravery while simultaneously finishing the Tractatus
>Decides one day to just become an architect and then creates an innovative house at the drop of a hat
>Purposely gives away his massive fortune to live the life of an extreme ascetic
>After a brief stint as a teacher, where he was seen to be overly strict, because of his high expectations, he eventually goes back to the town to beg forgiveness to each individual student and their family in a Christ-like confession
>creates a massive confession of all his sins and reads them aloud to his closest friends and family
>Returns to the peaks of Norway to create the next great step in philosophy yet again

Is he the closest that we have come to finding a demigod?

Is philosophy dead? Why or why not? Please no memes.

1.1 One's internal drives and innate strengths in relief to the environment one is made to subsist in or tasks one is made to carry out play a large part in determining the weight of the contribution that one makes to society
1.2 A will or ability in conflict with the task or environment creates a lack of efficiency
2.1 Biological women and men, as a general trend, have distinct internal drives and strengths
2.2 Modern science has the capability of accurately determining this distinction
2.3 Modern science has the capability of determining the biological and neurological makeups and capabilities that run parallel to success in distinct fields
3.1 To ideally maximize the efficiency among the available human resources, people of different wills and strengths, as determined by a precise biological analysis, must be allocated to or encouraged in the direction of said field or fields
3.2 To maximize the capability of our society and reduce the level of conflict between will/ability and environment/task, women and men must have distinct levels of opportunity to different fields and lines of work
4.1 Whereof one cannot do physics, thereof one must be a secretary

Does studying advanced philosophy or advanced physics take more brain power? What about DOING advanced philosophy or advanced physics?

So what exactly should I read before i get into this semen demon? I know, Frege and Russell, but what works of theirs exactly?

I want to read Wittgenstein. What book should I start with?

Where were you when philosophy was killed once and for all?