Tag Archives: Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein on Progress in Philosophy (Quotation)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

A famous quote from Culture and Value: “Philosophy has made no progress? If somebody scratches where it itches, does that count as progress? If not, does that mean it wasn’t an authentic scratch? Not an authentic itch? Couldn’t this response … Continue reading →

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Catching Criminals: Stopping Doing Philosophy

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

I had the great pleasure of attending Kelly Jolley’s final lecture in his intro course to philosophy today. In the last moments of the period he mentioned that the crux of the course as a whole had been the philosophical … Continue reading →

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Of Alterations: Leibniz, Frege, Wittgenstein

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

“The cottage fades before his sight, The garden and its lovely charms; The guests are scattered through the land —For the eye altering, alters all—; The senses roll themselves in fear, And the flat earth becomes a ball.” ~William Blake … Continue reading →

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“Remember, Remember…”

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Today is the fifth of November. Traditionally, this is a day marked by the lighting of bonfires, a day of kindle and match, of flint and tender, of flame and ash. It is a memorial characterized by burning. It certainly … Continue reading →

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A Certain … Certainty.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

I have been a bit lax on the writing as of late. This is due to a combination of bad sleep habits and other such things. Anyway, here’s a little gem I noticed yesterday while reading. (I find that it … Continue reading →

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The History Behind an Odd Question

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Warning: I am about to try something dangerous at my meager level of familiarity with certain texts. Brace yourselves. Part I: A Deceptive Query. Effectively, the general form of my question concerning Wittgenstein’s Tractatus is “Why can this book be … Continue reading →

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On the Universality of Language

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

My recent interest in Leibniz has been influenced by a question concerning Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. This might sound odd. I promise it isn’t. You see, Leibniz had this crazy idea about language. He noted around 1677 that there was a … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein’s “Great Gift”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Ray Monk’s Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius states that in August of 1934 Friedrich Waismann wrote the following lines to Moritz Schlick in order to describe Wittgenstein: “He has the great gift of always seeing things as if for the … Continue reading →

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Some Clarifications

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I am going to muddy the waters. The faculty of wonder can get us into all kinds of trouble. Don’t take me to say that it is always and everywhere good. I imagine it is also the aspect of the philosopher … Continue reading →

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What does it take?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

I feel must apologize. A new post has been well overdue for a long time now. I intend that this be a return to output and discourse. Some of those who will read this will understand a bit that I … Continue reading →

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