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Sometimes, in doing philosophy, one just wants to utter an inarticulate sound.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1951
Died: April 29
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Architectural Theoretician
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Logician
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Philosopher
Philosopher Of Language
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Vienna
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Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death.
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