Exam 17: The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger

Wittgenstein designed doorknobs.

Philosophical deconstructors approach philosophy historically.

Analytic philosophers embraced

Realism is the belief that there exists an independent world of things, facts, and states that are inaccessible to us.

Hannah Arendt was

A French philosopher could be an analytic philosopher and not a Continental philosopher.

Ontology is the study of

Wittgenstein held that sentences that cannot be reduced to simple symbols are

Wittgenstein fought in World War One.

Heidegger tended to seek solace in

Heidegger "broke with"

Wittgenstein said that he'd had a "wonderful life."

How is Heidegger's view of death similar to, and different from, that of Epicurus?

Who has been described as a "dismal windbag"?

Wittgenstein was a fighter pilot.

Wittgenstein was a dolt.

For Wittgenstein, objects

Deconstructors defend the view that texts have definite meanings.

What are the main differences between analytic and Continental philosophy? Do they share any characteristics? If so, what? If not, why do you think this is?

Russell took a professional philosophical interest in social issues.