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During the last year, the LWP’s team has been working on an ambitious project to write an English-language introduction for each of the individual writings that are available on our website. The goal was to afford readers who are not acquainted with Wittgenstien’s work some background information and philosophical context, to help them approach the text with a better degree of understanding. These introductions were to be as neutral as possible, meaning that they were meant not to take controversial stances or attempt difficult interpretations. | During the last year, the LWP’s team has been working on an ambitious project to write an English-language introduction for each of the individual writings that are available on our website. The goal was to afford readers who are not acquainted with Wittgenstien’s work some background information and philosophical context, to help them approach the text with a better degree of understanding. These introductions were to be as neutral as possible, meaning that they were meant not to take controversial stances or attempt difficult interpretations. | ||
[[File:Wittgenstein notes 1914.jpg|thumb|center|A page from Wittgenstein's wartime diaries (see ''[[Tagebücher 1914-1916]]''): a log, albeit certainly not a blog.]] | [[File:Wittgenstein notes 1914.jpg|thumb|450px|center|A page from Wittgenstein's wartime diaries (see ''[[Tagebücher 1914-1916]]''): a log, albeit certainly not a blog.]] | ||
As the choice of tenses in the previous paragraph may have let on, this project was not entirely successful. Although some of the introductions were indeed written, the review phase made it clear that an encyclopedia-like degree of impartiality was too hard to combine with the brevity and simplicity we were also striving to achieve. | As the choice of tenses in the previous paragraph may have let on, this project was not entirely successful. Although some of the introductions were indeed written, the review phase made it clear that an encyclopedia-like degree of impartiality was too hard to combine with the brevity and simplicity we were also striving to achieve. | ||