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Ramsey's Early Wittgenstein Encounter
- Frank Ramsey translated Wittgenstein's Tractatus as a young undergraduate. He later met Wittgenstein and spent intense time discussing philosophy with him in 1923 and 1929.
Wittgenstein's Primary Language Focus
- Wittgenstein's Tractatus claims meaningful speech must correspond to reality strictly. It excludes ethics, the meaning of life, and much philosophy as nonsense to be left silent about.
Ramsey's Critique of Wittgenstein
- Ramsey criticized Wittgenstein's strict focus as "scholastic" and too narrow. He believed important human life aspects lie in the "secondary language" Wittgenstein dismissed.