Um, do you know... I'd love a cup of tea
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Ludwig Wittgenstein:
[performing a V-sign with his fingers]
What does this mean? Lady Ottoline Morrell:
It's a gesture of contempt. Ludwig Wittgenstein:
A cyclist did this to me as I was crossing the road. I decided then and there to kill myself. Lady Ottoline Morrell:
Are you coming to the Palladium with us this evening? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
What's the logical structure of this gesture? It doesn't have one! That means I've spent most of my life groping down a blind alley. Bertrand Russell:
Isn't it rather an over-reaction to kill yourself because somebody gives you a V-sign? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Philosophy hunts for the essence of meaning. There's no such thing. There's no such thing! Just the way we do things in everyday life and things like that. [performing V-sign] Ludwig Wittgenstein:
The college porter knows that. Lady Ottoline Morrell:
Is that what you're planning to do for the rest of your life? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
I shall start by committing suicide. Bertrand Russell:
Champagne before you go? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Um, do you know... I'd love a cup of tea
[performing a V-sign with his fingers]
What does this mean? Lady Ottoline Morrell:
It's a gesture of contempt. Ludwig Wittgenstein:
A cyclist did this to me as I was crossing the road. I decided then and there to kill myself. Lady Ottoline Morrell:
Are you coming to the Palladium with us this evening? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
What's the logical structure of this gesture? It doesn't have one! That means I've spent most of my life groping down a blind alley. Bertrand Russell:
Isn't it rather an over-reaction to kill yourself because somebody gives you a V-sign? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Philosophy hunts for the essence of meaning. There's no such thing. There's no such thing! Just the way we do things in everyday life and things like that. [performing V-sign] Ludwig Wittgenstein:
The college porter knows that. Lady Ottoline Morrell:
Is that what you're planning to do for the rest of your life? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
I shall start by committing suicide. Bertrand Russell:
Champagne before you go? Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Um, do you know... I'd love a cup of tea
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What does this mean
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It's a gesture of contempt
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A cyclist did this to me as I was crossing the road
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I decided then and there to kill myself
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Are you coming to the Palladium with us this evening
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Mutters What's the logical structure of this gesture
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It doesn't have one
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That means I've spent most of my life groping down a blind alley
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Isn't it rather an overreaction to kill yourself
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because somebody gives you a V sign
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Philosophy hunts for the essence of meaning
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There's no such thing There's no such thing
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Just the way we do things in everyday life and things like that
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The college porter knows that
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So what are you planning to do for the rest of your life
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Well I l should start by committing suicide
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Champagne before you go
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Um do you know
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I'd love a cup of tea
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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
