Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy
by Rochus on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:01AM
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Philosophy is a collection of more or less consistent opinions. It is pointless to debate who is right, because there will never be a sure answer.
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Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy
by jibbit on Saturday May 22, 2021 @08:41AM
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I can't think of clearer way of signalling that you haven't read any Wittgenstein
Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy
by Rochus on Saturday May 22, 2021 @09:35AM
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Not sure why this should be a valid conclusion from my statement; but undoubtedly yet another speculative (and even wrong) opinion.
Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy
by mabub24 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @09:48AM
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Wittgenstein's later philosophical works, like Philosophical Investigations, attacked the bedrock of a lot of philosophy, in particular the kind that developed from Descartes (and arguably, if you want to trace it all the way back, to certain parts of Plato). His arguments have been quite influential, and frequently devastating broadsides against a lot of philosophy. The idea that philosophy has long been extremely consistent rather betrays the fact that you haven't read Wittgenstein, who was often entirely oriented around pointing out the faults in philosophical arguments, not just in a minor way, but by saying and showing how an entire philosophical debate often came down to conceptual confusion and mis-use.
Re:A century ago Ludwig Wittgenstein changed philosophy
by hollimolli on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:41PM
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"I am, therefore, of the opinion that the problems have in essentials been finally solved."