Posted by Racer on September 14, 2004, at 11:58:39
In reply to Re: Wittgenstein, posted by alexandra_k on September 13, 2004, at 18:59:22
I use his Word Games (Philosophical Investigations #66) to explain a lot of concepts to people -- somehow it just struck a chord in me that hasn't stopped resonating in the 20+ years since I first came across it.
And he lived on the same staircase as A. E. Housman, who used a similar idea in his famous talk, "The Name and Nature of Poetry."
Kewl. You can join the club. We'll send you the pointy hat.
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