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This must be satire. It's one of the most cryptic, least comprehensible pieces of philosophy ever written. The most brilliant philosophers of his time didn't pr
by freyr 7y ago
This must be satire. It's one of the most cryptic, least comprehensible pieces of philosophy ever written. The most brilliant philosophers of his time didn't properly understand it, according to Wittgenstein himself.
- dvanduzer 7y agoI found Spinoza and Wittgenstein comprehensible. I've found many other philosophers not so. My comment is not satire.
- sswaner 7y agoNot satire. I have a copy on my desk at work and used it within the last month to explain truth tables (section 4.31) to a developer. Try looking at it again through the lens of designing a domain specific language. It forms a robust framework for rigid and controlled communications or interactions. The reason it was supplanted by Philosophical Investigations is that it was overly strict in defining the logical foundations of language and meaning.