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Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Ultimate Meta Game, the Language Game

LZ Granderson: Wittgenstein's philosophy is supposed to be a therapy. He says that philosophers get themselves into predicaments by taking language out of its original context and asking questions about it. LZ: There are different games that happen within our language based on what our practical goals are. But in other words, you could have a particular language game, his big critique of Moore and trying to give a proof.

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