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In the spring of 1948, Ludwig Wittgenstein abandoned his post as Chair of Philosophy at Trinity College Cambridge in search of solitude and simplicity. He was determined to finish the Philosophical... Investigations - the work which would be his masterpiece and which would dominate the philosophical landscape of the twentieth century. It was in Rosroe in Connemara that hoped he would be able to bring the Philosophical Investigations to a conclusion. But it was not to be.
In the spring of 1948, Ludwig Wittgenstein abandoned his post as Chair of Philosophy at Trinity College Cambridge in search of solitude and simplicity. He was determined to finish the Philosophical... Investigations - the work which would be his masterpiece and which would dominate the philosophical landscape of the twentieth century. It was in Rosroe in Connemara that hoped he would be able to bring the Philosophical Investigations to a conclusion. But it was not to be.
| Series: | Journeys in Thought |
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| Published: | 2003 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:43:31 |
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| Contributors: | Philippa Foot; Oswald Hanfling; Jonathan Miller; Ray Monk; Richard Murphy; Michael Nedo; Paul O'Grady; Frederic Raphael; Johnathan Rée; Sir John Vinelott |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Philosophy, European; Wittgenstein, Ludwig,--1889-1951 |
| Production number: | AUDA527A |
| Available to public: | no |
