Reviews for October

The average rating for October based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-07 00:00:00 Lionso Sandoval Wittgenstein was heavily influenced and inspired by Otto Weininger, possibly the greatest Jew (and most honest) to ever come out of Europe. Wittgenstein, also a Jew, also attended the same elementary school as Adolf Hitler. In fact, a photo exists (100% authenticated to be Hitler and almost positively Wittgenstein) where the two a sitting fairly close to one another as grade school students. Here is a quote from "Culture and Value" that I feel sums up the whole feeling of the book: "Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of that sort, but something much deeper and more important." Of course, the propagandists in Hollywood employ humor (especially in regards to things they are in fear of, such as Nazis and any sort of discipline) quite frequently for a reason. Hollywood has certainly made the average American look at the world in quite an arrogantly stupid(for lack of a better word) and escapist (unconsciously, of course) manner. As Wittgenstein commended Spengler's remarks on Weininger's philosophies being outside and not part of Western philosophy, I can say the same about Wittgenstein. That being said, I feel that Wittgenstein's honest "outsider" perspective of the Western tradition (on philosophy, among many other things) to be highly insightful.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-31 00:00:00 Betty Slifer Reading Wittgenstein a page at a time in the bathtub is very close to a perfect state of being for me. "Culture and Value" is a great non-title because this is exactly what the book is about. I think what I find astonishing about his writing and thinking is that it's very open-ended. If I have to compare him to someone else, it would be Jean-Luc Godard. At least the quotation part, and of course Godard takes things that are floating out there and puts it together in his own fashion - but Wittgenstein's speciality is to write about things that can't be easily said or stated. There is a beauty in the way he writes about things, that are about language thinking about those things. Right now, he's the one writer that really helps me with my own writing and thinking. I need more Wittgenstein!