Ludwig Wittgenstein: Quick Facts
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| Also Known As | Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein |
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| Born | April 26, 1889 • Vienna • Austria |
| Died | April 29, 1951 (aged 62) • Cambridge • England |
| Notable Works | “Philosophical Investigations” • “Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus” |
| Subjects Of Study | certainty • language game • picture theory of meaning • proposition |
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