Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes
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Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, whose work deeply impacted the fields of language, logic, and the philosophy of mind. His writings, particularly *Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus* and *Philosophical Investigations*, explore the limits of language and the complexities of meaning, arguing that language shapes our understanding of reality. The following quotes reflect Wittgenstein's profound insights into the nature of language, thought, and the challenges of expressing meaning in an often ambiguous world.
I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that’s a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives and hears this, and I tell him: 'This fellow isn’t insane. We are only doing philosophy.
From On Certainty
That of which we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence
From Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that’s a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives and hears this, and I tell him: 'This fellow isn’t insane. We are only doing philosophy.
From On Certainty
That of which we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence
From Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that that’s a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives and hears this, and I tell him: 'This fellow isn’t insane. We are only doing philosophy.
From On Certainty
That of which we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence
From Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
