Ludwig Wittgenstein on philosophy
Ludwig Wittgenstein61 quotes“Concerning that which cannot be talked about, we should not say anything.”
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To imagine a language is to imagine a form of life.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein There can never be surprises in logic.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein The world is everything that is the case.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Belief in the causal nexus is superstition.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein If a lion could speak, we could not understand him.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein A logical picture of facts is a thought.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Only describe, don’t explain.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein I want to say- We use judgments as principles of judgement.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein The meaning of a word is its use in the language.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Anything that can be said can be said clearly.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Genius is talent exercised with courage.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein You can’t think decently if you’re not willing to hurt yourself.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Understand or die.
Ludwig WittgensteinLudwig Wittgenstein Hell isn’t other people. Hell is yourself.
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