In fact he had an opinion on just about everything, particularly music. ![]() Wittgenstein was one of the most opinionated men I have ever read about. I came away from this book with greater insight into analytical philosophy and a deep appreciation of the man himself. The Duty of Genius is a great philosophical biography because the author has managed to elegantly connect Wittgenstein the man, his spiritual concerns and emotional preoccupations, with his philosophy, in one flowing, well-written narrative. If you have had the pleasure or tormenting experience of reading or studying his Tractatus Logico-philosophicus or Philosophical Investigations, or one or two of the literarily thousands of commentaries and secondary sources on his work, you will comprehend or at least relate to the complexity of his thought. The problem with most of us lesser creatures, understanding Wittgenstein's thought and work is a momentous task. Some believed he achieved this end - the man certainly re-directed philosophical enquiry in our modern times. ![]() He is known in some circles as the "tortured genius" as his life was a passionate and agonizing battle to be true to his nature and to discover `real' philosophy with the intent of putting an end to the subject all together. Even for those not acquainted with analytical philosophy or the subject of philosophy in general, the name Ludwig Wittgenstein will sound familiar.
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