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But why do you want to die in the trenches

I thought the next big step in philosophy would be yours. Now, I am not so sure

Wittgenstein • 1993

Bertrand Russell:

Why won't you just admit there's no rhinoceros in this room? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Because, Professor Russell, the world is made up of facts, not things. Bertrand Russell:
Look for yourself. [looking under table] Bertrand Russell:
I tell you for a fact, there is no rhinoceros in this room! Ludwig Wittgenstein:
The issue is metaphysical, not empirical. Bertrand Russell:
I thought the next big step in philosophy would be yours. Now, I am not so sure

Full Transcript

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but why do you want to die in the trenches

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Why not get a clerical job in Vienna

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Because I want to go to the front

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Why put yourself at risk like this Ludwig

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You've been exempted for Christ's sake

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Standing eye to eye with death

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will give me the chance to be a decent human being

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I'll be doing something

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I Stab of piano chords

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I'm going as well

Duration

27 seconds

Views

306

Timestamp in Movie

00:15:35

Uploaded

Nov 25, 2022

Genres

biography, comedy, drama

Production

N/A

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Movie Summary

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sk

Actors

Bertrand Russell

Ludwig Wittgenstein