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Wittgenstein and Friendship

Author(s) -

Savickey Beth

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

philosophical investigations

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 1467-9205

pISSN - 0190-0536

DOI - 10.1111/phin.12050

Subject(s) - friendship , wonder , rank (graph theory) , philosophy , epistemology , everyday life , sociology , psychoanalysis , psychology , social psychology , mathematics , combinatorics

In his article “It's a W onderful L ife,” R onald H all connects W ittgenstein's last words with F rank C apra's 1946 film. His analysis focuses on the concept of wonder, but he misses one of the most important aspects of both the film and W ittgenstein's last words: the significance of friendship. This is philosophically (and biographically) important because it raises questions about aspect‐seeing, friendship and everyday life. Wittgenstein's final words provide a striking example of the philosophical complexity of his life and work.

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