Ludwig Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein is unique in having produced two major philosophical works that each revolutionized the field. His Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus argued that the limits of language are the limits of the world.

His later Philosophical Investigations rejected much of his earlier work, developing the concept of "language games" and arguing that meaning is determined by use. His work fundamentally shaped analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.

Key Ideas

Language Games Family Resemblance Private Language Argument Limits of Language Showing vs. Saying

Influenced By

Russell Frege Schopenhauer

Influenced

Analytic Philosophy Philosophy of Language Ordinary Language Philosophy

Notable Quotes

"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."

— Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1921

"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."

— Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1921
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I live among shadows and broken certainties. I speak little, I think too much. Each text is a failed attempt to translate what I can't even fully feel.

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