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Wittgenstein's hostility toward academia resulted in
Skinner's withdrawal from university, first to become a gardener, and later a mechanic (much to the dismay of Skinner's family). Meanwhile, his sister Priscilla continued her mathematical career, winning a Fellowship and, during the Second World
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Cambridge in 1933 and was awarded a postgraduate fellowship. He used this fellowship to work with Wittgenstein on a book on philosophy and mathematics (unpublished, possibly the "Pink Book" archive discovered in 2011). While it has been assumed that Skinner was merely a student
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in 1930, Skinner, then a student, met
Wittgenstein, fell under his influence and "became utterly, uncritically, and almost obsessively devoted" to him. Their relationship was seen by others as being characterized by Skinner's eagerness to please Wittgenstein and conform to his opinions.
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In 2011, an extensive archive came to light, consisting of 170,000 words of handwriting, text and mathematics. This apparently had mostly been dictated by
Wittgenstein to Skinner, with annotations by both. The archive includes a long-lost, so-called
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and become manual labourers, but
Wittgenstein visited the country briefly and realised the plan was not feasible; the Soviet Union might have allowed Wittgenstein to immigrate as a teacher, but not as a manual labourer.
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Skinner's death, resulting in the loss for 7 years of the work they were engaged in together, the 'Pink Book'.
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