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Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations

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The Importance of Language Games and the Chess Analogy

They discuss the importance of understanding Wittgenstein and how language games are used to explain his ideas. They highlight the wire example as a great analogy and discuss how learning to play chess is best done by watching others play rather than being taught the rules.

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