/lit/ - Literature

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in regards to the common man though, what is more likely to be holding a space in the public consciousness, the idea that for language, meaning=use, or some obscure ramblings about dasein. I could see the argument being made for Heidegger being more influential specifically within academic circles (continental at least), but to me, the test of a great philosopher is the gradual erosion of their academic ideas into commonly held notions that most people even in everyday life take for granted, i.e. pretty much all of Wittgenstein's thoughts on language.