Monday, January 13, 2003

Wittgenstein's Ladder Comments

Rating: 3.7

"My propositions serve as elucidations in the following way:
anyone who understands them eventually recognizes them as
nonsensical, when he has used them -- as steps -- to climb
up beyond them. (He must, so to speak, throw away the ladder
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Michael Walker 30 July 2019

I read 'Tractatus Philosophicus', then the brilliant 'Philosophical Investigations', which negated his earlier book.His concept of language games intrigued me, as well as the difference which he saw between public and private language. I would have to read those books again to judge Wittgenstein's philosophy. A thought-provoking poem for sure.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 07 February 2017

Outstanding narration of events and individual along with his activities and accomplishments. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Mark Dillon 15 August 2012

Enjoyed it, the best of nonsense.

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