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During World War II, he served in a civil hospital. He spent the period between 1947 and 1950 between England, Ireland, and the USA, where in the summer of 1949 he sketched out his ''On Certainty.'' But his best known and most memorable, albeit unfinished work from this period remains the ''Philosophical Investigations'', which summarized the thinking of the “second” Wittgenstein and, upon publication in 1953, opened flourishing perspectives for contemporary philosophy. | During World War II, he served in a civil hospital. He spent the period between 1947 and 1950 between England, Ireland, and the USA, where in the summer of 1949 he sketched out his ''On Certainty.'' But his best known and most memorable, albeit unfinished work from this period remains the ''Philosophical Investigations'', which summarized the thinking of the “second” Wittgenstein and, upon publication in 1953, opened flourishing perspectives for contemporary philosophy. | ||
In his last years, he deepened his knowledge of Georg von Wright (1916-2003), Rush Rhees (1905-1989) and Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001), who later became the executors of his posthumous work. He died | In his last years, he deepened his knowledge of Georg von Wright (1916-2003), Rush Rhees (1905-1989) and Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001), who later became the executors of his posthumous work. He died in 1951 at the age of 62. | ||
His most known words: “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent” (''Tractatus logico-philosophicus'', 7). His last words: “Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life". | His most known words: “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent” (''Tractatus logico-philosophicus'', 7). His last words: “Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life". | ||