The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (links to Amazon) Although no thinker exists totally outside of his environment, Ludwig Wittgenstein came close. His work was based to a great extent on introspection and rigorous analysis, and his analysis of language set the intellectual climate for much of the twentieth century. One of his most basic concepts is that language is a “game” in which we all participate; it is a social phenomenon which can be described but not explained.
Why mystics are hard to understand
Why mystics are hard to understand
Why mystics are hard to understand
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (links to Amazon) Although no thinker exists totally outside of his environment, Ludwig Wittgenstein came close. His work was based to a great extent on introspection and rigorous analysis, and his analysis of language set the intellectual climate for much of the twentieth century. One of his most basic concepts is that language is a “game” in which we all participate; it is a social phenomenon which can be described but not explained.