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Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy by new_guy on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:37AM (#27243533)
If you'd read his stuff it's crap, even Wittgenstein thought so in his later years.
Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy by lasagnaphil on Saturday May 22, 2021 @01:42AM (#27243849)
Yeah, the 'later' Wittgenstein actually throws away a lot of his 'early' Wittgenstein and he actually admits that his quest for absolute undivisible logic was actually a bit embarrassing.

The importance of his later works Philosophical Investigations seems to be underlooked in the article in favor of his earlier Tractatus, which is a bit sad. Wittgenstein's later work, although fiercely criticized by rigid supporters of logical atomism (such as Russell), seem to have contributed much more to the advancement of philosophy in overall.