O "TRACTATUS" DE WITTGENSTEIN COMO UM EDIFÍCIO COM TRAÇOS LOOSIANOS

Abstract

This article show the Adolf Loos’ ethical crusade against the ornament in architecture, and its influence in the thought of Wittgenstein. First, it shows his attack against the absurdity architectural of Ringstrasse. It shows his attack on Viennese Secession too. After, the paper shows how the Tractatus’ numbering system of the aphorisms maintains an affinity with loosian ethical crusade.

Keywords

• ethics
• architecture
• ornament
• aphorism
• clarity
• limits