Need help translating/interpreting Wittgenstein's "Bei der magischen Heilung einer Krankheit bedeutet man ihr, sie möge den Patienten verlassen", esp. the use of bedeuten with a dative object. [more inside]
posted by creasy boy on Sep 9, 2009 - 11 answers

Looking for a joke by Wittgenstein, something like "Are they crazy?" "No, they're just doing philosophy." [more inside]
posted by creasy boy on Aug 29, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some good books to read (for context, interpretation, or guidance) along with Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations? [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Jun 21, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm confused about Wittgenstein's Tractatus and the truth table for the Sheffer stroke. [more inside]
posted by creasy boy on Dec 22, 2008 - 10 answers

StoryresearchFilter: Information needed on relations between superstar Cambridge dons of the 1930s-1950s. i.e. Russell, Wittgenstein, Turing, Keynes. [more inside]
posted by greytape on May 14, 2008 - 9 answers

How might I obtain images or facsimiles of the first and last page of the very first German edition of Wittgenstein's Tractatus? [more inside]
posted by treepour on Jan 11, 2008 - 10 answers

In Anscombe's translation of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, why does he use "shew" instead of "show"? [more inside]
posted by ITheCosmos on Dec 4, 2007 - 11 answers

Wittgenstein filter: Tractatus 6.43 (end) "The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man" What does this mean? [more inside]
posted by wittgenstein on Oct 14, 2007 - 22 answers

I am looking for a clear understandable introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico Philosophicus. Is there any particular book or website you can recommend to someone who is not schooled in philosophy?
posted by davar on Mar 24, 2006 - 13 answers