How Philosophers Think

Re:How Philosophers Think by denton-scratch on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:10PM (#27373461)

I think some of the TLP can be approached almost as a poem. I havn't read it in German, but in translation I think the poetic parts are expressive language, organised into stanzas. That's close to poetry.

You don't need a background, unless you want to read the middle section, which is close to advanced maths.

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Re:How Philosophers Think by yesenadam on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:10PM (#27376443)

"the TLP"?

<Googles "works of Wittgenstein">. Ohh, the Tractatus. Ok. "You don't need a background" is absurd! Sure, you can physically read the words. But you won't have a clue why he's saying what he's saying, or what he meant by it. And Wittgenstein himself within a few years would've told you it's nonsense and not to go anywhere near it.

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