Ludwig Wittgenstein, as quoted in Recollections of Wittgenstein (1984) by Rush Rhees

Russell's books should be bound in two colours, those dealing with mathematical logic in red – and all students of philosophy should read them; those dealing with ethics and politics in blue – and no one should be allowed to read them.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein on Bertrand Russell

What It Means

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.