The fact that we cannot write down all the digits of pi is not a human shortcoming, as mathematicians sometimes think. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The fact that we cannot write down all the digits of pi is not a human shortcoming, as mathematicians sometimes think.

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About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.

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Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein Wittgenstein

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