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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is one of the most fascinating and
influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Indeed he has
become a mythic figure, a character in many novels and the subject of
several poems. A movie has been made that portrays his fascinating life and often Zen-like utterances. In mythic stature, he is comparable among intellectuals and scholars only to Einstein. While everyone has heard of Einstein and most have not even heard of Wittgenstein, fascination with him is probably due to the fact that, as Eagleton says, "Wittgenstein is the philosopher of poets and composers, playwrights and novelists and snatches of his mighty Tractatus have even been set to music"...

While he can be said to have founded two distinctive approaches to
philosophy, in many other fields his influence is only beginning to be felt. One of these fields is the talking cure where language is obviously central, particularly in the relationship therapies about which I hope to demonstrate the singular relevance of "Wittgenstein's therapy" in as close as my limited abilities are able to manage to his unique style of writing in propositions. I found, in fact, that Wittgenstein's work lends itself to this way of writing.