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Hail earthling

Hail, Earthling. Earthling? I'm a philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Who are you? You...

Wittgenstein • 1993

Martian: Hail, Earthling.
Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Earthling? I'm a philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Who are you?
Martian: You could call me Mister Green. May I ask you a question; how many toes do philosophers have?
Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Ten.
Martian: Fascinating. That's how many humans have.
Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Mister Green, philosophers are humans, and know how many toes they have.
Martian: Oh dear. Does that mean Martians can't be philosophers?
Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Oh, god

Full Transcript

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Hail earthling

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Earthling I'm a philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Who are you

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You could call me Mr Green

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May I ask you a question

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How many toes do philosophers have

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Ten

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Fascinating

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That's how many humans have

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Mr Green philosophers are humans and know how many toes they have

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Oh dear

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Does that mean Martians can't be philosophers

Duration

39 seconds

Views

80

Timestamp in Movie

00:07:00

Uploaded

Jan 12, 2025

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