Ludwig Wittgenstein
Born: 04-25-1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein was an Austrian-British philosopher, renowned for his profound influence on the realms of logic, language, and the philosophy of mind. Born in 1889, he authored pivotal works like "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and "Philosophical Investigations," challenging and reshaping 20th-century philosophical thought. Wittgenstein's unique approach and enigmatic personality continue to captivate scholars, marking him as one of the most significant philosophers of his time.
Book summaries for books written by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Quotes
The meaning of a word is its use in the language.
Don't ask for the meaning, ask for the use.
A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably.
Language is a labyrinth of paths. You approach from one side and know your way about; you approach the same place from another side and no longer know your way about.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.
What can be shown, cannot be said.
The world is the totality of facts, not of things.
The aspect of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity.
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 it.
The world is everything that is the case.
If a lion could talk, we could not understand him.