YES! Please do more philosophers Simon! Jung, Kant, Heidegger, Thomas Paine, etc. Definitely an unexplored subtopic on this channel.

I stumbled accross his grave, literally, its in a small cemetary in cambridge set flat in the ground, a nondiscript grey stone. i had no idea he was buried there so it was quite a surprise. someone had put a yellow rose on the stone.

The picture of Wittgenstein as a young child at 4:07 with that deeply worried, concerned look on his face. So heartbreaking.

Thank you so much for doing a bio on my favourite philosopher of all time. One important omission : when Wittgenstein came back to teaching philosophy in the 1930s he completely renounced his former philosophical views based the Tractacus to adopt an approach of dissolving philosophical problems by focusing on the use of language in everyday life. 'Philosophy is language going on holiday' as he famously said. That's why we always make a distinction between 'the former' and 'the later' Wittgenstein. Great job.

In Ireland, if one visits the Botanical Garden (in Dublin), one can find the steps where he stayed and thought about his philosophy. There's a plaque marking his spot. He'd often visit that place and write.

What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence.

"We were discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon."

I was disappointed that you didn't mention that his standing today in philosophy is really due to those postumously published works, The Philosophical Investigations. It was there he said his first book was complete rubbish and set sight on a new foundation based on the understanding of thought as language games.

"Philosophy?!, completed it mate!" L. Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein and his cousin Hayek have had a great impact on my life so far. Thank you for covering one of the most interesting philosophers of all time.

That's one hell of an assertion in the title.

Love Wittgenstein. Got to study with world renowned Wittgenstein scholars in grad school. Now do Alfred North Whitehead.

I’m glad you did Wittgenstein. He’s one of my favorites. Can you please do Mustafa Kemal Atatürk? More people need to know about him. Thanks.

I think you’re a great narrator and I love all the channels

Thank you for crash presenting Wittgenstien in such a lively manner, a pleasant way to absorb much information in a short time and with great focus. Very well done!

Please do more on thinkers and philosophers. Always enjoy your videos

“Every explanation is after all an hypothesis” Ludwig Wittgenstein

Nice touch, adding sections of Brahm's music! 🖒

Great work on a challenging subject! Thanks ! !

Have waited for this video for a long time.. Well done Simon. I can agree with you that his philosophy is hard to understand. Can you do Franz Fanon the philosopher/psychoanalysist/revolutionary

Wow you are an exceptional talker, really clearly out but I didn’t really get much of a better understanding of his thinking and writings but the bio was fantastic.

watching from nairobi kenya ,your stuff is amazing

Hitting all my favs lately! Please do Heidegger!!!

Awesome video! Do more philosophers please!

Excellent work Simon!!! 👊🥂⚡🔥

Very interesting!Thank you!

cheered me right up that one - any jolly life stories Simon?

Recommended reading: "Logicomix: An Epic Search For Truth" by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitrou (Bloomsbury, 2009) in which the writers along with their fantastic artists present in graphic novel format the life and body of work of Bertrand Russell along with all figures he interacted with, including Gottlob Frege, Georg Cantor and especially Ludwig Wittgentein. We get the core ideas - and historic context - of these figures presented and explained to us laymen who may not be fans of math and logic in a manner easily understood and engaging.

Could you do a bio on Thich Nan Hanh please. He's had an interesting life. As usual Simon, nothing but perfection from you. Best channel on KZfaq by far.

Great video. Thanks you. Aaron Swartz please next.

You should really make a video about _Emil Cioran:_ another great 20th century philosopher.

So much info in 20 minutes. Just awesome education

Great video. Thanks Simon and team. A suggestion, since you have done a video on Robert Mugabe, how about one on Nelson Mandela? Love your Channels. X

thanks for this amazing video! It would be great if you do a Kierkegaard's biography

Great stuff!...

PLEASE do a biographic on Robert the Bruce!! One of the greatest comeback stories in history

great video as always. i would like to make a suggestion : MAX STIRNER and also : BURKE AND WILLS (australian explorers who died on the trip back)

nice one!

I went across to my good friend Wittgenstein, I opened the door and said quite simply “that’s numberwang” as I remember... he cried!

Thank you

Great opening!!!!

Bro! You gotta do your biography at one million subscribers!

For the record, "20th Century's Greatest Philosopher" is not clickbait. Several polls have been conducted asking various people in the field who was the most influential philosopher of the last century, with Wittgenstein almost categorically winning. Simply google "20th century most influential philosophers" and you will find several sources which confer this sentiment. As for the video, I wish you would have taken time to address his posthumous Philosophical Investigations and Wittgenstein's later rejection of his previous works and ideas. His influence primarily lies in this revelatory work which helped push analytic philosophy past its misguided use of positivism and even influenced many subsequent continental philosophers. Many credit his work for causing the contemporary split between analytic and continental philosophy, a defining aspect of the field in the late 20th and early 21st century.

You are great!!!

16:34 Peter Capaldi is a shoe in to play Wittgenstein.

THANK YOU ! PERFECTLY SHARP

Thanks.

Great pace...

For anyone really interested in Wittgenstein's life, read Ray Monk's bio. It's really good.

Hey! Love the video guys :) Can you do Ataturk next? :D

Have you done Albert Camus?

Idea for another one book wonder: Harper Lee.

That lad went from violin player to warlord so fast man

I humble suggest to do one video over Max Stirner ( for the many that don’t even know is name) . Thanks for your work. Good luck from Amsterdam

He you didn't say anything about his Magnum Opus, Philosopcical Investigations. It was a break from the rest of his work - with some brilliant insights. Enjoying your series

Please do a biographic on the Japanese authors Yukio Mishima and Osamu Dazai

Please consider a video on Rudolph Steiner.

Do Richard Feynman biography

A Can We Please get a Biographics video on Lon Chaney

Please make a video about Baruch Spinoza

Spent some time in Dublin there is a plaque too him in the botanical gardens probably the only place he could find a bit of heat even in July

Thanks. I almost want to read his book. Almost. I doubt I have the mental energy to spend anymore.

Ludwig's brother, Paul, sacrificed himself to save his sisters. What a hero.

Could you do a Bio of Juvenal Habyarimana. Rwanda president 1973-1994. It would also be interesting to know about President Mobutu Seseseko of Zaire 1962-1997. Excellent work with your Chanel Simon👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Can you do one about Michel Foucault and also one about Oswald Spengler?

Dear Lud and Kafka have that intense look That could quite easily explode s book!

Please do Voltaire!

Do one of the poet Percy Shelley. He packed a lot into his short life.

Really great video, and quite amazingly done in under 20 Minutes! For me the Blue and Brown Books are the most revealing to old Witt, and who he really was. But none of us will really be able to verify that! haha!

Beard is getting long Simon. Fantastic! Grow that bad boy. Another superb video. Thanks guys

Biographics: "20th Century's Greatest Philosopher" Martin Heidegger: "Hold my mug of 1516 Bavarian Lager..."

I honestly hadn't heard of him until Peter Hitchens quoted him. Will look up some of his stuff.

Any chance of covering any of the Swedish people of history? Like Karl XII or Gustav Vasa II

Hey, Simon. Please write about one of the greatest science fantasy writers to ever exist in the nineteenth century, Clark Ashton Smith. Pls.

Damn, what a seriously cool dude. Rest in peace.

Philosophy will never end. Why would the love of knowledge ever be completed?

How about doing Sal from Khan Academy?

I think *_Heidegger_* fans would disagree with the title.

Good but you should have discussed his later philosophy more which was quite important.

9:52 This is very simple to understand. Here, let me give you an example; dont try to explain love with words -- love is what happens around and between the words.

I would love to see a biographics about Queen wilhelmina of the Netherlands

You should have focused more on his philosophical works than his life. This video seemed half-cooked.

Can u do one on the famous French existentialist philosopher, Mr.Sartre💕?

I don't understand Wittgenstein, but I've researched and studied a lot about his life. I even have The Duty of Genius book from Ray Monk.

There was a Russian General Wittgenstein during the napoleonic wars that commanded the First Army Corps of the West. I am not sure if there was any shared lineage or relations however.

People for Future Biographics Video: Harold Lloyd Orson Welles George Melies Patrice Lamubaba Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

I didn't think after all this time of centuries of philosophical contemplation and writings that there was anything left for philosophy to solve.

Good pocket bio. Though I wish, when talking of Paul's musicality, you'd referenced Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, a glorious piece written for and premiered by Wittgenstein, music infinitely superior to the overused Bolero.

Last time I saw you you were breaking down fear Inoculum! Now Wittgenstein haha that’s great somehow to me

simon's pillow must love the beard tickles

He wasn't even a philosopher, he was a logist. The Tractatus is a milestone in Philosophy, as any one who read it (and truly understand it) may not be able to do philosophy on the old fashioned way. That is why he was called "the last philosopher", as his method put an end to a millennial tradition of speculation and linguistic confussion whom are the true core of traditional philosophy activity.

Is there a Bernard Russell one yet? If not, go for it!

Wow Simon, You're pooping 'em today! The videos that is.

Please do Hermann Hesse...please....Thank you!

Can someone recommend a book on the basics of logical notation? Thanks ahead of time.

My favourite philosopher

Is there a video o bertrand russel?

you should do Albert Camus, so much interesting history with him

Create one on Bertrand Russell!

Only death gives life its meaning! Genius!