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Two Men, Two Lives: A Common Thread Linking Richard Wagner and Martin Heidegger

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May 24, 2018
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This week marks important milestones for two personalities: composer Richard Wagner (who was born on May 22) and philosopher Martin Heidegger (who died on May 26). This may seem like a tenuous link between the two historical figures who lived in different centuries. But if...

Kierkegaard: A Single Life

Philosophy Review Søren Kierkegaard

By Mike Phelps
April 30, 2018
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We often think of philosophers as esoteric men with beards and robes who remain above the fray. But this is how we come to think of them only after they are gone and all that remains are their words. As Stephen Backhouse’s Kierkegaard: A Single Life...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophy

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April 30, 2018
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1. Wittgenstein was born into a very wealthy Viennese family and grew up in a house where composers Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and Gustav Mahler were frequent visitors. 2. Not surprisingly, as a child, he studied music but went on to focus on mechanical engineering...

Funny Face: How Ludwig Wittgenstein “Invented” Emojis 😀

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April 28, 2018
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Regarded by many as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20thcentury, Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on April 26, 1889, and died on April 29, 1951, so this week marks anniversaries of his birth and death. The Austrian philosopher was the author of Tractatus...

Being and Time: Martin Heidegger’s Thoughts on Human Existence

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September 24, 2017
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Born a son of a village church sexton in rural Germany, Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) became known as one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers. Heidegger, whose birthday is on Sept. 26, made significant contributions to the field of existentialism, as well as psychology, political...

The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes

Philosophy René Descartes Review

By Mike Phelps
June 24, 2017
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Historical fiction can be tricky as it demands that the author accurately captures a particular period while crafting a dramatic story. A compelling murder mystery with the Peace of Westphalia (1648) as a backdrop and whiffs of analytical geometry are a tall order. Andrew Pessin’s...

RIP Richard Tieszen, Philosopher, Logician and Kurt Gödel Expert

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March 30, 2017
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We learned with great sadness of the passing on March 28 of Richard Tieszen (1951-2017), the author of Simply Gödel, a new book in our Simply Charly Great Lives Series. The book, to be published April 11, traces the life, career, and major accomplishments of...

Jaakko Hintikka: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Groundbreaking “Language Games” are Not Child’s Play

Adam Smith Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophy Podcast

By Roger Kennedy
February 2, 2017
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Thanks to his groundbreaking work in logic, the philosophy of mind, mathematics, and language, as well as two published works, Tractatus and Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) played a leading role in the 20th-century analytic philosophy. Jaakko Hintikka was Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Author of over 30...

From Here to Antiquity: Could Aristotle Be a Turkish Delight?

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November 21, 2016
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Greeks and Turks have been at odds with each other pretty much since Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832. Hostility between the two nations intensified after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974, and the subsequent Turkish occupation of the northern...

Then and Now: René Descartes Thought, Was, and Remains Relevant

Blog Philosophy René Descartes

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March 30, 2016
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To this day, the name of René Descartes (1595–1650) is most associated with his famous quote, “I think, therefore I am.” The phrase appeared in his native French as “je pense, donc je suis” in his seminal 1637 treatise, Discourse on the Method. Even though this concept may sound...

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