Identificatie
referentie code
Add. MS a/278/86
Titel
Letter from Georg Henrik von Wright to Ludwig Wittgenstein
Datum(s)
- 9 Dec. 1940 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
4 ff.
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Helsinki. - Postal connections cut off since the German invasion of Denmark and Norway; life in Finland dominated by the menace from Russia; activities since the Finno-Russian War; stationed in the Carelian Woods and Marshes in September and October; regrets writing to Wittgenstein about his article in Mind; plans to write a paper on immediate knowledge; thinking hard about the logical nature of arithmetic; Beethoven's quartet in F major; reiterates his delight at having known Wittgenstein. Postscript on sending Wittgenstein's manuscript to Finland.