Aleister Crowley vs. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Aleister Crowley
1875 – 1947
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.
"I resolved passionately to reach the spiritual causes of phenomena, and to dominate the material world which I detested by their means. I was not content to bel…"
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1845 – 1925
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves."
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