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Studium Generale: Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was a remarkable thinker and personality. In his earlier days he published the strict and logical Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, in which he claimed to have solved a lot of philosophical problems. After a few years of retreat from philosophy – he worked as a teacher at a primary school in an Austrian village – he wrote his Philosophical Investigations, in which he developed the influential concept of language-games.

Dr. Brandt van der Gaast teaches philosophy at the UT and will explain life and thinking of Wittgenstein.

Monday 12 February, 12.45-13.30 hours/ Vrijhof/Amphitheater

Free lunch for students!

In cooperation with Ideefiks

Foto: João Queiroz (1957)