Wittgenstein Day-to-Day

Wealth of biographical material leads to online Facebook account

Ludwig Wittgenstein

From the University of Reading:

As part of his research into the life and work of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Dr John Preston, Senior Lecturer in and Head of the Department of Philosophy has collected a large amount of biographical material. So much material that he realised that he could recount the events that happened in Wittgenstein's life day-by-day as they occurred one hundred years ago on a Facebook account.

Since its creation, Wittgenstein day-by-day has had thousands of visits - mostly from 23-24 year olds - a significant number for an academic profile, thus proving that this is an excellent way to engage with a younger audience. [Read More]

Visit the Wittgenstein Day-by-Day Facebook page.

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• Ludwig Wittgenstein's Photography
• Ludwig Wittgenstein on Writing
• Ludwig Wittgenstein: Looking not Thinking
• Ludwig Wittgenstein and Architecture
• Ludwig Wittgenstein's Lifestyle