Marsha, 'Tractatus Logico-Philosphophicus' is tedious, mostly analytical and logical.
His later work and ideas seem to be more in line with what you are interested in "Philosophical Investigations" "For a large class of cases — though not for all — in which we employ the word ‘meaning’ it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language" (PI 43). Pirsig would differ in that the meaning of a word is it's use in experience. interesting stuff. ----- Original Message ---- From: MarshaV <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 9:04:03 AM Subject: Re: [MD] Bitterkeit und Besskeiten Hi Ron, I've only read a limited amount on what he might have meant, accompanied by some very interesting quotes. He was describe as a skeptic, and one interested in the limitations of language. His name has been mentioned with that of Sextus Empiricus. I am looking for a book, a good introduction, to his philosophical ideas. If someone could suggest one for a wiggly to read, I would be appreciative. Marsha On May 13, 2011, at 8:47 AM, X Acto wrote: > Yes, language is a means to an end, .....understanding. > > a useful tool. > > An explanation. > > I dont think he meant all language shoud be thrown away > > ================ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: MarshaV <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 8:23:28 AM > Subject: Re: [MD] Bitterkeit und Besskeiten > > > "My propositions are elucidatory in this way: he who understands me finally > recognizes them as senseless, when he has climbed out through them, on them, > over them. (He must so to speak throw away the ladder, after he has climbed > up > on it.)" > > > (Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 'Tractatus Logico-Philosphophicus', 6.54) > > > ___ ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
