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lol i dunno

Wittgenstein was such a fox.

Meow.

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>>2499359

>Of the only two sets [of rooms] which are on the top floor of the gate-way from Whewell’s Courts into Sidney Street, they were the set which looks westward over the larger Whewell’s Court, and, being so high up, they had a large view of the sky and also of Cambridge roofs, including the pinnacles of King’s College.

>There was a table and some chairs; a deck chair, or perhaps two deck chairs; and virtually nothing else. No pictures, no curtains and almost no books. His own writing was done in a large, foolscap-size book, bound rather like a ledger.

>The bareness and plainness of his room was of course mainly deliberate. It sprang, I think, from his intense dislike of any affectation or pretentiousness. It may also have been due in part to lack of money; he had given back his share in the family fortune and had, so I understand, virtually no money other than what he earned. It was certainly not due to any indifference in aesthetic matters. He had very strong aesthetic opinions, though as I remember them, they were held mainly about architecture and music (as if his mind were sensitive to form rather than colour).

maths = language

"A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes."

"A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes."

So I was reading recently about the origins of language and there is an interesting theory that certain sounds have innate visual associations, much in the same way someone with synesthesia may specific associate sounds with specific colours. For example, 'humpty dumpty' makes us think of something round and full.

Cross-sensory connections in our brain allow for these associations to be made and may have given our human ancestors a 'stepping-stone' for the creation of language. Being able to communicate the need to run fast, or if a rock is jagged or rounded, can be extremely useful.

Here are 8 Japanese words, each with two possible antonymous meanings. The answers will be in a spoiler at the bottom. Post your results out of 8 at the bottom, and please don't cheat, even a negative result is interesting.


1. Akarui - (a) Bright (b)Dark
2. Nureta - (a) Dry (b) Wet
3. Omoi - (a) Light (b) Heavy
4. ii - (a) Bad (b) Good
5. Neru - (a) Lie (b) Rise
6. Suzushii - (a) Warm (b) Cold
7. Osoi - (a) Slow (b) Fast
8. Hashiru - (a) Walk (b) Run

ANSWERS:
1a, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6b, 7a, 8b.

by no means my fave author but a very striking picture nonetheless

>>1674999
I don't know why you'd pick the guy's personal notes and thought records for a reading session. Seems like walking uninvited into a supervisor's house in the middle of dinner and trying to debate a topic with him.

/co/mrade, fa/tg/uy and /fit/guy here

Can you guys tell me about the analytic and continental sides of philosophy? What are the main differences between these two traditions?

Here's a pic of Wittgenstein.

I was told you guys like him.

Can we talk Wittgenstein here? I know we have a small population of people on /lit/ that dislike his work; could someone please share with me some criticisms? The interpretations I've been taught of some of his basic ideas fascinate me. Also, I find that his life allures me as well.

After reading shit loads of books(mostly philosophical related) over the last few years I've come to a few conclusions.

1. The world is everything that is the case

2. What is the case, the fact, is the existence of atomic facts.

3. The logical picture of the facts is the thought.