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Ludwig Wittgenstein loved movies, and based on his remarks on
watching them, there is a strong connection between his experience
of watching films and his thoughts on aesthetics. Furthermore,
however, Wittgenstein himself has been invoked in recent cinema.
Wittgenstein at the Movies is centered on in-depth explorations of
two intriguing experimental films on Wittgenstein: Derek Jarman's
Wittgenstein and Peter Forgacs' Wittgenstein Tractatus. The
featured essays look at cinematic interpretations of Wittgenstein's
life and philosophy in a manner bound to provoke the lively
interest of Wittgenstein scholars, film theorists, and students of
film aesthetics. As well, the book engages a broader audience
concerned with philosophical issues about film and Wittgenstein's
cultural significance, with the world of fin-de-siecle Vienna, of
Cambridge in the first half of the twentieth century, of artistic
modernism.
Otto Weininger was one of the most controversial and widely read
authors of fin-de-siecle Vienna. He was both condemned for his
misogyny, self-hatred, anti-semitism and homophobia, as well as
praised for his uncompromising and outspoken approach to gender and
morality. For Wittgenstein Weininger was a 'remarkable genius'. He
repeatedly recommended Weininger's Sex and Character to friends and
students and included the author on a short list of figures who had
influenced him. The purpose of this new collection of essays is to
explore the various ways in which Wittgenstein absorbed and
responded to Weininger's ideas. Written by an international team of
experts on Wittgenstein and Weininger, the volume is especially
timely in the light of recent translations of Weininger's work and
will appeal to anyone interested in the history of 20th century
philosophy, and the literary and cultural history of fin-de-siecle
Vienna.
Otto Weininger was one of the most controversial and widely read
authors of fin-de-siecle Vienna. He was both condemned for his
misogyny, self-hatred, anti-semitism and homophobia, as well as
praised for his uncompromising and outspoken approach to gender and
morality. For Wittgenstein Weininger was a 'remarkable genius'. He
repeatedly recommended Weininger's Sex and Character to friends and
students and included the author on a short list of figures who had
influenced him. The purpose of this new collection of essays is to
explore the various ways in which Wittgenstein absorbed and
responded to Weininger's ideas. Written by an international team of
experts on Wittgenstein and Weininger, the volume is especially
timely in the light of recent translations of Weininger's work and
will appeal to anyone interested in the history of 20th century
philosophy, and the literary and cultural history of fin-de-siecle
Vienna.
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