Faculty Colloquium: Wittgenstein on Genocide

The starting point of this talk is a set of relatively unknown remarks, written in 1945, in which Ludwig Wittgenstein responds to what we may now (anachronistically) call genocide. Interlacing biography and philosophy, Gilad Nir examines these remarks in light of broader issues that arise in Wittgenstein's writings, including the question concerning the intelligibility of evil and the problem of theodicy. Ethics, for Wittgenstein is a deeply personal matter; similarly, this presentation will draw on Gilad Nir’s own personal experience to illuminate the issues.

Part of the Faculty Colloquium series. Open to the BCB community.

Gilad Nir received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 2017 with a dissertation on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of logic. His current research addresses topics such as the limits of understanding, conceptual revolutions, and the nature of philosophical problems.

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For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: P24 SR8

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