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Showing posts with label wittgenstein. Show all posts
15 Aug 2026

On Two High-Maintenance Individuals and the Man Who Paid the Price of Befriending Them

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Ludwig Wittgenstein, D. H. Lawrence, and Bertrand Russell  photographed in 1929     I.    In the early 20th century, the phrase high-mainten...
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12 Aug 2026

On the Politics (and Philosophy) of Empathy

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  A coloured detail from a lino-style illustration by Space Ink Visit: SpaceInkShop on etsy.com       I.   Interestingly, whilst the word e...
30 Oct 2025

Did You Hear the One About the Philosopher and the Actress?

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The Philosopher and the Actress:  Wittgenstein & Raquel Welch     I.    According to the Google AI assistant, Ludwig Wittgenstein was an...
19 Oct 2025

On the Monstrous Nature of Philosophy

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  Frankenstein's Monster x Ludwig Wittgenstein [1]   'Thinking has interests that do not coincide with those of the living ...' ...
5 Feb 2025

A Philosophical Reflection on Getting Older

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Portrait of the Artist as a  Darkly Enlightened Philosopher (SA 2025) [1]   "Darling, am I looking old? / Tell me dear I must be told ....
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19 Oct 2024

Another Sponge Worthy Post

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Alejandro Mogollo Art on X @alemogolloart     I.    Someone called me a human sponge the other day, implying that I simply absorb other peo...
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5 Sept 2024

Heathen, Hedonistic, and Horny: Notes on Maggie Nelson's Bluets (2009) - Part 1: Propositions 1-120

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  Jonathan Cape (2017)     I.    As long-time readers of Torpedo the Ark will know, whilst, as a nihilist, my default position is always pai...

Heathen, Hedonistic, and Horny: Notes on Maggie Nelson's Bluets (2009) - Part 2: Propositions 121-240

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Joan Mitchell: Les Bluets (1973)  Oil on canvas (281 x 580 cm) [f]     NB: part one of this post (reflecting on selected propositions from ...