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Episode #097 ... Wittgenstein ep. 1

Philosophize This!

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The Function of Language in the Tractatus

Wickenstein thought that if you analyze any sentence closely enough, you could eventually break it down into two primary parts. The first part is how these names are specifically configured within the sentence. There must be some logical way that we can configure all these names, some order that directly mirrors the relationships between what actually happened and reality,. thereby creating a picture of the scene. But for us, it's not enough just be able to describe reality how it actually is. We want to speak clearly about every possible way that reality can be right?

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