[lit-ideas] Re: wittgenstein haircut
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 08:20:00 +0200
It never was very good. I am not saying that it had to be, but if if you
are doing "lingustic philosophy' it might be a good idea.
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 8:12 AM, palma <palmaadriano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wittgenstein' English was very good reminder, he did his PhD on kites and
> propulsion in Manchester, studying working etc. in English.
> While studying lost his interest in jet propulsion, read Russell and
> Frege. the rest was history
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> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I am sure that Russel would have accepted any German barely
>> speaking English in Cambridge, and would have written the preface to his
>> idiotic Tractatus.
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>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:45 AM, palma <palmaadriano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> dear Omar Herr Wittgenstein was one of the heirs of Herr Karl's
>>> fortune. That is why you see the Kundmanngasse haus and the chocolate boxes
>>> with the face of his sisters.
>>> In fact he gave much of the money away with the proviso that it did
>>> not go to poor people.
>>> other cash has been used to ship out members of his family from Wien
>>> after Anschluss. While baptized, as christians, they counted as Juden
>>> under
>>>
>>>
>>> *Nürnberger Gesetze of 1935. *
>>>
>>> *I'd presume the relevance or irrelevance of the hAir style of the
>>> family is a bit beside the point. *
>>>
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>>>
>>> *Best *
>>>
>>> *p *
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>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:33 AM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh sorry I forgot to mention how Wittgenstein's philosophical career
>>>> had nothing whatsoever to do with him him being the hair of one of the
>>>> largest fortunes in Europe. I am sure that Lord Russel would have nothing
>>>> to do with that, and Lord Paul. wouldn;t either. Such philosophical
>>>> expressions as "pointing to, or away" from stuff would surely have been
>>>> accepted on their own merits.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, if I were polled, I would think that metaphysics ended with
>>>>> Schopnehaur's World as will and idea. It's been down hill from there.
>>>>>
>>>>> O.K.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:19 AM, Omar Kusturica
>>>>> <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Like
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Walter C. Okshevsky <
>>>>>> wokshevs@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I myself do not suffer
>>>>>>> suffering
>>>>>>> gladly. (Kant what may.) Even if the venue is Paris.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Insufferably yours, Walter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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> cell phone is 0762362391
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> *only when in Europe*:
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> 29 rue d'Ulm
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> f-75005 paris france
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