The meaning of a word is its use in the language.

Die Bedeutung eines Wortes ist sein Gebrauch in der Sprache.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher born in 1889 who gave away his fortune and twice redrew the map of philosophy. His Tractatus set language limits; his Philosophical Investigations dismantled his own framework.

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Source: Philosophische Untersuchungen (哲学探究), 第43節Verified

Ludwig Wittgenstein's Other Quotes

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

The world is everything that is the case.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

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

Tell them I've had a wonderful life.

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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.

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Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

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