Eminent Philosophers Name the Most Important Philosophy Books from 1950-2000
I&#x27;d argue that <i>every</i> programmer interested in language design needs to read Wittgenstein. His later work in ethics and epistemology (that the article recommends, Philosophical Investigations) is hit or miss, but his <i>Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus</i>, which deals with the nature of language as it relates to our ability to think and formulate ideas, is undeniable. He essentially builds a framework for breaking reality down into logically composable components which can be reasoned over in their own right, regardless of semantics.<p>See this article which was posted here a few years ago: Wittgenstien for Programmers <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hxa.name&#x2F;notes&#x2F;note-hxa7241-20110219T1113Z.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hxa.name&#x2F;notes&#x2F;note-hxa7241-20110219T1113Z.html</a>