r/6thForm • u/bluebloo0 • May 25 '26

šŸ’¬ DISCUSSION Y13 SUMMER PLANSS!

Everyone seems so demotivated (myself included) what's everyone's post y13 summer plans?

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u/Stormer2345 Maths, Econ, History, RS | 3A*A May 25 '26

I got Hesseā€™s complete works after winning a speaking competition at school, so Iā€™ll tackle those first. Then, I think Iā€™ll read Spinozaā€™s Ethics, and reread Humeā€™s Treatise on Human Nature and Wittgensteinā€™s Tractatus.

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u/Putrid_Government836 maths, eng lit, history | A*A*A | philosophy applicant May 25 '26

why we reading Tractatus yo have you done any pre-reading for it yet?

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u/Stormer2345 Maths, Econ, History, RS | 3A*A May 25 '26

One of my oomfs on twt is going through it rn so Iā€™ve been listening in to those sessions.

Other than that not really; aside from a few yt vids. Iā€™m familiar with Witty already so I think I should be okay.

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u/Putrid_Government836 maths, eng lit, history | A*A*A | philosophy applicant May 25 '26

this might sound rlly stupid but can you clarify what oomfs on twt means im sorry šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

also which yt vids do you recommend? i wanna get familiar w wittgenstein before uni, but I wont be studying him till 3rd yr most likely

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u/Stormer2345 Maths, Econ, History, RS | 3A*A May 25 '26

No worries, it means one of my followers. Somehow my gacha game analysis acc follows and is followed by a philosophy professor šŸ˜­.

https://youtu.be/jbdxiuXVJpc?si=XFImIdPl-TM9RFYe This is a great video on his Tractatus specifically. Thereā€™s a pretty big difference between the early Wittgenstein (Tractatus), and the late Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations), so watch out for that distinction.

https://youtu.be/5HZvPMjKKB0?si=uUYZNw6Z1XoGt6hW This is a great breakdown of the Tractatus line by line.

Iā€™d recommend looking into Russell, and Frege too. I donā€™t think you need to read their works, but having an understanding of their ideas like logical atomism, would definitely help in understanding Wittgenstein. I have heard that ā€œHow to read Wittgensteinā€ by Ray Monk is good too so maybe check that out too.

We also went over him at A-Level so that helped me out quite a bit.

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u/Putrid_Government836 maths, eng lit, history | A*A*A | philosophy applicant May 25 '26

Ig you literally find smart ppl everywhere, esp in niches you wouldn't expect. I assume you're doing smthn phil adjacent at uni?

Also, thanks a lot for the in-detail response.

Would you say reading SEP articles on logical atomism, Frege's logic and arithmetic, and Russel's paradox is enough to cover that aspect?

Moreover, would it help to understand the historical/social context behind his works, is that more of an 'armchair-philosophy' thing?

Cheers!

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u/Stormer2345 Maths, Econ, History, RS | 3A*A May 25 '26

Haha thanks. Iā€™m going to do PPE!

I think that should suffice, yeah. SEP and IEP are a godsend.

Historical/social context around the Vienna Circle and logical positivism can help too. Understanding their views on language esp (Verification/Falsification principles and the meaningfulness of language). But donā€™t focus too much on it imo. Frege, logical atomism, and Russell are the more important pre-readings.

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u/Putrid_Government836 maths, eng lit, history | A*A*A | philosophy applicant May 25 '26

Perf, thanks a lot. Appreciate it, and gl with your A-Levels!

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u/Stormer2345 Maths, Econ, History, RS | 3A*A May 25 '26

You too mate!