For an answer which cannot be expressed the question too cannot be expressed. The riddle does not exist. If a question can be put at all, then it can also be answered.

Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The limits of my language mean the limits of my world

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment...

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment...

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never...

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never...

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see...

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see...

The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their...

The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their...

Philosophy is not a theory but an activity

Philosophy is not a theory but an activity

How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical...

How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical...

If you cling to an idea as the inalterable truth, then when the truth does...

If you cling to an idea as the inalterable truth, then when the truth does...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

It is easy to build a philosophy - it doesn't have to run

It is easy to build a philosophy - it doesn't have to run

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like...

Aldo Leopold, the early 20th century's Henry David Thoreau, said that we should think like...

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that...

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that...

Psychiatry's chief contribution to philosophy is the discovery that the toilet is the seat of...

Psychiatry's chief contribution to philosophy is the discovery that the toilet is the seat of...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

It all bottomed out with the Renaissance Period. Ren-ais-sance. Thats Renaissance, FRENCH for re-birth. Re-nais-sance....

It all bottomed out with the Renaissance Period. Ren-ais-sance. Thats Renaissance, FRENCH for re-birth. Re-nais-sance....

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational...

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational...

The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the...

The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the...

Disappointment comes easily to those who expect too much.

Disappointment comes easily to those who expect too much.