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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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An Austrian-born British philosopher who changed ideas about logic and language
  • proper noun
  • /ˈlʊdvɪɡ ˈvɪtɡənˌstaɪn/
: Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • Many consider Ludwig Wittgenstein one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century.

Examples

  • The early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein focused on the relationship between language and reality.

  • Students in philosophy often study the theories of Ludwig Wittgenstein on logic and language.

  • The works of Ludwig Wittgenstein revolutionized the study of language.

  • Have you read anything by Ludwig Wittgenstein?

  • Many consider Ludwig Wittgenstein one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century.

  • Students in philosophy often study the theories of Ludwig Wittgenstein on logic and language.

  • The early work of Ludwig Wittgenstein focused on the relationship between language and reality.

Synonyms

Wittgenstein
vsLudwig Wittgenstein
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A philosopher born in Austria who influenced modern ideas about logic and language

is the fuller personal name form rather than the shorter surname form

Surface Forms

Ludwig Wittgenstein main

Morphology

Ludwig + Wittgenstein

This item is a proper name (a referential label) rather than a compositional phrase; the meanings of 'Ludwig' and 'Wittgenstein' do not combine to yield the biographical definition. Knowing the constituent words (one of which has no dictionary sense and the other is an identifier) does not let a learner derive the MWE's descriptive meaning, so it is not transparently compositional.

Etymology

Ludwig Wittgenstein was a thinker born in Austria who later worked in Britain and studied how 'language' and 'meaning' work. Imagine him drawing simple lines to show where words can and cannot go; that's why his name now stands for big ideas about language and meaning.