Dear Old Blood: Notes on a Wittgenstein Noir

Ep. 1 The World Is Everything, That Is The Case

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', which the academic Herbert Denk claims to have discovered. 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 detectionAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 2 I Landed On A Beautiful Summer’s Day In June.

Horace Murgatroyd continues his reading of the purported hardboiled noir written by Ludwig Wittgenstein, which rogue academic Herbert Denk claims to have found. 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 detectionAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 3 The Place Was Swarming With Young Punks

Horace Murgatroyd continues his reading of rogue academic Herbert Denk's 'find of the century' - 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)All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 4 A Bloody Curious Bird Is My Problem

In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading of 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-philosophyAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 5 The Next Day I Woke Up Early

In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading and commentaries on the so-called Wittgenstein 'noir', the private investigator Nix attends a Godwit lecture, gets closer to the mysterious duck-rabbit and does his first 'dead drop'. End notes include:PennhurstDavid Pinsent's deathAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.