FROM THE FOOTNOTES2PLATO ARCHIVE
Category: Wittgenstein
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Wittgenstein and Language
What is language? Wittgenstein’s early project was to define language in the terms most familiar to the Western tradition, running through Augustine up until Russell. His aim was to show…
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The End of the Word (preliminary remarks)
To engage in philosophy is to attempt to wake up from a dream. I had one once where I dreamt of these men’s thoughts: I believe one of the things…
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The Limits of Language
The Limits of Language It seems ironic, at least in light of the premise of this paper, that the thoughts of a man such as Socrates could have given birth…
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That you are what you are.
Some have suggested that the human being can (and therefore ought to) live without God. I reject this claim. I propose that the human being is the spiritual animal, the…
