Wittgenstein said philosophy does not solve problems it makes them disappear. This is Zen it does not solve problems but it does make them disappear. Five shots of Jack Daniels does not solve problems either, but it sure does make them disappear. Does that make Jack Daniels and philosophy and zen all the same?
Actually, Wittgenstein wanted to draw a line between what is possible to say and what is impossible to say. He said philosophy made problems disappear because his aim was to show that a large majority of classic philosophical problems are "seeming" problems. He wanted to proove this thesis and make the problems disappear. He wanted to provide methods for examining sentences if they are philosophically solvable or not. He didn't meant there were nothing apart of what we can describe with our language. He wanted to clearly point that what is impossible to describe with language it can be solved with words. Kind regards, Tomek ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
