Tag: Ludwig Wittgenstein

The text discusses the complexity of contemporary antisemitism, focusing on the relationship between traditional antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment.
Ludwig Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations," published in 1953, challenges traditional views of language and truth by asserting that words do not simply name objects, but derive meaning from their usage within a language.
"The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War" delves into the story of the Wittgenstein family, once wealthy and prominent in Austria, who discovered their Jewish heritage under Nazi rule, leading them to face persecution despite their prior disavowal of their Jewish roots.
In Otto Weininger's controversial book "Sex and Character," published in 1903 shortly before his suicide at age twenty-three, he presents deeply anti-Semitic and misogynistic arguments, aligning with Wagnerian ideas of Aryan superiority and racial degeneration embraced by figures like Hitler.