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16575258 No.16575258 [Reply] [Original]

do I need some prior knowledge before getting into wittgenstein?

>> No.16575263

>>16575258
You should ask /his/ instead of this board full of worthless English majors who think reading shitty fiction is peak intellectual

>> No.16575303

>>16575258
just read his wiki page

>> No.16575357

>>16575258
Read O.K. Bouwsma's "Blue Book" essay, its the perfect introduction to Wittgenstein's later thought from an incredibly underappreciated philosopher who followed in his steps

>> No.16575370

>>16575263
Art is always more intellectual than any science. Philosophy isn't Art. It's a malformed and diseased bastard of Art and science. It should've been placed in the dumpster and immediately forgotten. But no, science felt bad for the ugly little thing and nurtured it into a perverse adulthood. Erstwhile, Art had the presence of mind to leave philosophy behind and pursue its own bright future. Not weighed down by the trappings of philosophy, Art has been able to excel onward and upward. Yet on the the other hand, science became mired in philosophy and has fallen ever lower, nearly reaching the black pit in which philosophy resides.

>> No.16575426

>>16575258
No, don’t get too worked up. It’s easy to follow. You might miss a few things but just ask and fill in the gaps. You can always re-read it when you have a deeper understanding.

>> No.16575444
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>>16575370
Based. How will philosoycucks ever recover?

>> No.16575542

>>16575370
This is mindless babble

>> No.16575549

>>16575370
>this is what english majors think is peak intellectual
i dont regret mocking their debt in college a single bit

>> No.16575585

>>16575542
>>16575549
Let the seething begin

>> No.16575600

Not really, no.

>> No.16575680

>>16575549
>Implying philosophist grads aren't also in debt

>> No.16575704

>>16575258
You'll need to read Kant, Schopenhauer, Rudolf Hertz, Ernst Mach, Kierkeergard, Tolstoy, Frege and Russell. Once you've read them you'll get the discussion Wittgenstein is in.

>>16575263
You're a dumb faggot that doesen't understand Wittgenstein.

>>16575370
You're a dumb faggot that doesen't understand Wittgenstein.

>> No.16575945

>>16575704
nah you are the nigger who doesen't understand Wittgenstein

>> No.16576258

>>16575704
My post wasn't about Wittgenstein. You're a dumb faggot who can't read.

>> No.16577694

>>16575945
>>16576258
nah, you are both dumb niggers

>> No.16578252

>>16575258
you need to know how to read

>> No.16578391

I helped myself with Anscombe's book on the Tractatus.

>> No.16578590

>>16575370
>art is superior to philosophy
>philosophy sucks
>art is good
>science is okay
>but philosophy sucks
What an engaging argument and statement that seems to be ripped from a shitty blog written by an English major looking back at the dead white men of the past who should have been more "accessible" to the average reader because not everyone understands what they're saying. You fucking pseud.

>> No.16579206

It would be helpful to read up on Frege and Russell, but it's not necessary.