wittgenstein

IPA: wˈɪtgʌnstaɪn

Ludwig Wittgenstein, an Austrian-born twentieth-century philosopher noted for the idea of "family resemblance" as that which individual objects of a sense of a term have in common.

Examples of "wittgenstein" in Sentences

Wittgenstein's ideas on language and meaning have had a profound impact on modern philosophy
Many scholars continue to debate the exact interpretation of Wittgenstein's work
Wittgenstein's later philosophy focused on the nature of language games and the limits of language
Some argue that Wittgenstein's ideas are still relevant and influential in contemporary philosophy
Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus remains a seminal work in the field of logic and language