Applied philosophy for the financial services industry

The American Wittgenstein Institute (“AWI”) is an organization devoted to introducing innovative analytical methods to solve challenges within the financial services industry. We intend to build strategic partnerships between financial professionals and philosophers trained in the analytical philosophy developed by the Twentieth Century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Our work concentrates on:

• Building relationships between financial professionals and skilled philosophers.
• Bringing unique philosophical methods of analysis to assess problems in finance.
• Pioneering innovative research in finance led by joint teams of philosophers and financial professionals.

We understand that the financial services industry is constantly confronted with highly complex conceptual challenges. The advent of cryptocurrencies is but one example of how conceptually complicated modern finance has become. AWI believes that a collaborative effort with skilled philosophers can benefit both financial professionals and their clients, primarily by providing better methods for understanding how certain financial concepts are used.

The core resources we bring include:

• Access to an elite network of academic philosophers with extensive knowledge of Wittgenstein’s analytical methods.
• A dedicated team of business professionals working to build relationships in the financial services industry.

Our clients include financial institutions across the globe.