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The Wittgenstein family of Vienna was one of the most gifted yet star-crossed clans of the twentieth century. Heirs to a vast steel fortune, the children faced parental opposition to their musical and literary ambitions. Two brothers would commit suicide as a result; one, Ludwig, would abandon engineering to become the century's most famous and enigmatic philosopher; and the fourth, Paul, would surmount the loss o... 

Fred says: “If you're looking for primer on the abstruse philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, this is not it. B...”