“Your questions refer to words; so I have to talk about words. You say:;: The point isn't the word, but its meaning, and you think of the meaning as a thing of the same kind as the word, though also different from the word. Here the word, there the meaning.”
Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Work
Philosophical Grammar: Part I, The Proposition, and Its Sense, Part II, On Logic and Mathematics
This work delves into the philosophical underpinnings of logic and mathematics, analyzing the structure and meaning of propositions in the first part. The second part expands on these concepts, examining their role and significance in the realms of logic and mathematics. more
Author
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, renowned for his profound contributions to language, logic, and philosophical methods. His ideas have had a significant impact on the development of analytic philosophy and philosophy of language. more
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