Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society

Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society

Abbreviation	ALWS
Formation	1974
Purpose	Research and Education
Location	Kirchberg am Wechsel
Coordinates	47°37′N 16°0′W / 47.617°N 16.000°W
Membership	Open to scholars and students
Official language	German and English
Secretary General	Dr. Volker Munz
President	Professor Christian Kanzian
Affiliations	Institute Vienna Circle[1] Die Internationale Ludwig Wittgenstein Gesellschaft[2] Österreichische Gesellschaft für Philosophie[3]
Website	www.alws.at

The Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society was first established in 1974 to promote philosophical conferences, workshops, summer schools, and research that are inspired by the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle.^[4][5] It is an international society, which also has a publication series.^[6]

History

In 1974, Elisabeth Leinfellner, Werner Leinfellner, Rudolf Haller, Paul Weingartner, and Adolf Hübner founded the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society (ALWS), but it was the impetuous of the first International Wittgenstein Symposium in Kirchberg am Wechsel, Lower Austria that led to its development as an international society. The location of the ALWS is in Kirchberg am Wechsel and the location was selected because Ludwig Wittgenstein taught at elementary schools close Kirchberg am Wechsel in the 1920s.^[5]

Goals

The ALWS has two primary goals.

• To promote the analysis, tradition, and dissemination of Wittgenstein’s philosophy.
• To promote, more generally, philosophy that has its roots in Austria and other countries with emphasis on analytic philosophy inspired by Wittgenstein and philosophy of science inspired by, but not limited to, the philosophy of the Vienna Circle.^[7]

Membership

They currently report 120 members both national and international. Individuals can download an application form their website. Membership is decided by the Executive Committee of the ALWS based on academic criteria. Students pay half the fee. Members receive a 30% discount on fees for the International Wittgenstein Symposium and for ALWS publications.^[8]

Publications

Since the first International Wittgenstein Symposium, the ALWS has published its proceedings. In 2006, they started a new series (published by ontos verlag). The new series contains:^[6]

• The official proceedings of the International Wittgenstein Symposium
• Special workshops
• High-quality publications submitted to and reviewed by the ALWS.

International Ludwig Wittgenstein Institute (ILWI)

The ILWI was recently founded by the ALWS and supports scientific and cultural projects that are related to Wittgenstein’s philosophy and the goals of the ALWS. The ILWI presents:^[9]

• Workshops
• Summer schools
• Wittgenstein lectures
• Research opportunities at the ILWI

Sponsorship

The Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society is funded by the government of Lower Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Austrian National Bank, Raiffeisenbank NÖ-Süd Alpin, Kirchberg am Wechsel, membership fees, and donations.^[10]

See also

• Ludwig Wittgenstein
• International Wittgenstein Symposium
• Haus Wittgenstein
• Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
• Philosophical Investigations
• On Certainty

References

1. "Institute Vienna Circle".
2. "Die Internationale Ludwig Wittgenstein Gesellschaft".
3. "Österreichische Gesellschaft für Philosophie".
4. "Graz: Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society".
5. "Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society".
6. "Publications of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society".
7. "Goals".
8. "Membership".
9. "ILWI".
10. "Sponsors".

External links

• Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society
• British Wittgenstein Society
• Nordic Wittgenstein Society