University Seminar (CCAS): Computability, Complexity, and Algebraic Structure- On Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and its unwritten part

Time: Friday, April 18, 3:05 – 4:05pm

Place: Phillips Hall, Room 209

Speaker: Jeremias Valenzuela Morales

Title: On Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and its unwritten part

Abstract:  The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus sets off a use logic to show the demarcations and limits of discourse and factual knowledge. Through a type of logical atomism, the space of all factual propositions is mapped from within in a very Kantian fashion. However, above all else, it is a book about what lies outside of that sphere. As such, it explores all things that can be said in an effort to shine a light into those that can only be shown.

In this talk, we will quickly go over Wittgenstein's time in Vienna and explore a series of propositions from the Tractatus in an effort to better understand his work.