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The world after reality | Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

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We Are at Play in a Language Game, Haven't We?

Wittgenstein avoided making any overall claims about the nature of that relationship. But this hiding strategy, as it were in relation to reality, is not satisfactory either. We have to start from the point of view of recognizing that there is no knowledge and we are unable to see how the world is. Even though our theories don't describe reality, we are nevertheless able to achieve all sorts of things.

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