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I wouldn't agree that > The Investigations are quite opposed to the project of the tractatus quite so straightforwardly; both are to some extent interested in

I wouldn't agree that > The Investigations are quite opposed to the project of the tractatus quite so straightforwardly; both are to some extent interested in describing the limits of what can be said objectively, and in constructing arguments that place some (including a lot of philosophical) speech outside that boundary. I do agree that the stance taken by the Tractatus is undermined by the deeper problematic exposed by PI, of course, I'm just saying there is commonality in the intent. I don't think it's realistic to evaluate philosophy in terms of its production of positive "philosophical truth", btw. From my point of view most of its value is in exposing incorrect assumptions.

masswerk 12y ago
It's a question of the "all together other topic": In the sense of a theme, it has much in common, but the PI puts its questions there, were the TLP would be on the ground of an established knowledge. So it's partly the same, and at, the same time, if would go with the notion that the kind and level of the question itself would matter, something quite different.