Quote #45
Philosophers are often like little children, who first scribble random lines on a piece of paper with their pencils, and now ask an adult 'What is that?' (p.193)
More from Ludwig Wittgenstein
- The aim of philosophy is to erect a wall at the point where language stops anyway. (p.187)
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- The problems are dissolved in the actual sense of the word - like a lump of sugar in water. (p.183)
- Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language. #109
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- What we do is to bring words back from their metaphysical to their everyday use. #116
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- What we are destroying is nothing but houses of cards and we are clearing up the ground of language on which they stood. #118