In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading and commentaries on the so-called Wittgenstein 'noir', the private investigator Nix meets his nemesis, Lan, now in the guise of a torch singer. The mystery deepens with the appearance of a 'bloody curious bird'. End notes include:Wittgenstein's musical tastesGestalt theoryKing LearKarl PopperNorbert Davis' Rendezvous with FearGerard Manley HopkinsAnti-philosophyQuestions and queries to: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horace Murgatroyd continues his reading and commentaries on the purported hardboiled noir written by Ludwig Wittgenstein. In it, our investigator Nix follows the 'wise guy' philosopher Godwit into a meeting of the Cambridge Apostles. End notes include:Cambridge ApostlesSchubert liederthe Philosopher KingsStreet & Smith Detective Story Magazine (Fig. 1, of the July 1948 issue, mentioned in the recording below) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horace Murgatroyd continues his reader and commentaries on the purported hardboiled noir written by Ludwig Wittgenstein. In it, our investigator Nix lands in Cambridge and begins to tail the 'wise guy' philosopher, Godwit. End notes include:Piero SraffaDavid PinsentThe philosophy of detection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This opening episode includes the book's introduction, epigraph and preface, as well as the first chapter of the purported Wittgenstein hardboiled noir detective story, 'Dear Old Blood'. It finishes with a series of end notes including:the title 'Dear Old Blood'the detective's name, Nixthe reference to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicusthe similarities between philosophy and detection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.