莫尔肯姆在他的回忆录开头的小传部分引用了冯·里德教授的话,说维特根斯坦是“我们时代的一个最著名、最有影响的哲学家”。虽则维特根斯坦并不是没有名气和影响的,这些形容词却挑得很古怪。因为吸引我们注意的是他自己的哲学思想,而不是他给予别人的影响。把维特根斯坦形容为我们时代的最伟大哲学家之一,大约不会引起多大争执的,而且有许多哲学家,说不定英国50岁以下的大多数哲 Malkenham cites Professor von Reid at the beginning of his memoir, saying that Wittgenstein is “one of the most famous and influential philosophers of our time.” Although Wittgenstein is not without fame and influence, these adjectives are very eccentric. Because what draws our attention is his own philosophy, not his influence on others. To describe Wittgenstein as one of the greatest philosophers of our time would not cause much controversy, and there are many philosophers, perhaps most of the British Under-50s