>In 1931, writing in a personal journal, Wittgenstein enumerated the names of those thinkers whom he deemed to have been his most important intellectual influences. He makes the strong claim that these are thinkers whose seminal ideas he has taken over, further elaborated and incorporated into his own work. Here are the names he lists in their order of appearance: Boltzmann, Hertz, Schopenhauer, Frege, Russell, Kraus, Loos, Weininger, Spengler, Sraffa. At the time of the first publication of this list in Culture and Value, those familiar primarily with the most widely read and influential writings on Wittgenstein and his philosophical influences, Norman Malcolm's Memoir (including Von Wright's introduction) and Toulmin and Janik's Wittgenstein's Vienna, would most likely have been surprised by the inclusion of Spengler's name. His is the only one on the list that does not appear in either book. Every other thinker named is not only mentioned as an influence on Wittgenstein in one or the other work, but some of the purported details of that influence are offered. And the appearance of Spengler's name is doubly surprising, given the relatively low esteem in which his work is generally held. Of the others listed, perhaps only Weininger fails to emerge as a respected figure.
>Hertz Can someone explain the real reason why is he mentioned? I've read his book on Mechanics(because I'm a STEMfag that have bad grades in STEM so detours to its some history shit) and find that its similarity to Wittgenstein's construction in philosophy. The term Hertz used can be found on a both wittgenstein, too.
>. He makes the strong claim that these are thinkers whose seminal ideas he has taken over, further elaborated and incorporated into his own work. Here are the names he lists in their order of appearance: Boltzmann, Hertz, Schopenhauer, Frege, Russell, Kraus, Loos, Weininger, Spengler, Sraffa. >useless autists circlejerkling disgsting
Speaking of Spengler, can anyone here recommend an unabridged copy of the Decline of the West that won't financially cripple me (preferably both parts in one book)?
Brandon Reyes
he was a homosexual and fuckded a lot
Adrian Murphy
Our Russian friends probably have it.
Kayden Richardson
Watch the movie on this guy, Yea Forums. It's very good.
