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In the early
years of Wittgenstein's journey through mathematics and philosophy,
he was an unofficial student of Manchester University. Like much of
Wittgenstein's later life his official position was unclear. Was he
some sort of guest or a special undergraduate of the Aeronautic
Department of Manchester University? This strange
situation is not that surprising in that Wittgenstein's
family was one of the richest in Europe, which probably led
to him being given special treatment by the university. The
other factor, which might explain this situation, is that universities
of that time were much more independent than today This led to many
individuals having special arrangements with universities
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connected to research.
After about eighteen months Wittgenstein became
increasingly interested in pure mathematics and the new logical
philosophies of the time. He wrote to Bertram Russell
sending some written work, which Wittgenstein had completed
in his spare time, asking Russell for his opinion on his
suitability for pursuing a career in philosophy Russell
wrote back asking if it would be possible for Wittgenstein to come to
Cambridge to see him. Was this offer completely connected to
Wittgenstein's abilities or was this offer really connected
to Ludwig being a member of the famous Wittgenstein family?
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