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15 Apr 2009, 10:16 am

Two leading researchers think so.

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15 Apr 2009, 10:26 am

whitetiger wrote:
Two leading researchers think so.

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I read Monk's Wittgenstein biography. I think that he was very probably an Aspie.



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15 Apr 2009, 12:51 pm

Did Wittgenstein's monster have AS, too? Or was that more of a Social Anxiety or Bipolar thing? Arrrgh...fire bad! :skull:

Wait a minute...never mind...



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15 Apr 2009, 12:59 pm

if you followed wittgenstein you would not ask that question, it would be better to ask the question of whether it makes a difference to wittgenstein whether you post mortemly ascribe a syndrome to him which didnt exist in his life time and was only thought about shortly before his death



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02 Apr 2010, 8:35 pm

Regardless of the label, I suspect Wittgenstein was as aware that he was different as we all are.

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It was examined by Russell and Moore; at the end of the thesis defence, Wittgenstein clapped the two examiners on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I know you'll never understand it."[33



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03 Apr 2010, 12:15 am

oh...he probably did.......
Read Tractatus!


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14 Sep 2010, 8:05 pm

unlike a lot of the historical figures sometimes described as such, i think Wittgenstein really was. indeed, unless he was both gay & Asperger's, his life doesn't make any sense at all.

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