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Re:Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) by keiferski on Friday April 19, 2024 @01:37PM (#40089741)
Calling something "manifest nonsense" while not understanding it, or even attempting to understand it, seems like a clear example of "manifest nonsense" to me.
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Re:Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) by lisper on Friday April 19, 2024 @03:32PM (#40091076)
You apparently failed to note this sibling comment:

> Wittgenstein himself states that the Tractatus is nonsense in its closing pages.

> My propositions are elucidatory in this way: he who understands me finally recognizes them as senseless...

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Re:Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) by keiferski on Friday April 19, 2024 @03:41PM (#40091169)
Senseless and nonsense are not the same thing, and if you had read the book, you’d understand this.
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