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Tractatus Logico Philosophicus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Written in 1918, published in 1921.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Written in German, titled as “Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung<\/em>” in a journal called “Annalen der Naturphilosophie”<\/span><\/em>, 14 (1921), translated to English by C. K. Ogden, titled as “Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus<\/em>.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Written in formal, enumerated logical strucutre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The task of philosophy is to reveal the structure of the world by analyzing the structure of language<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Founded on correspondence theory of truth, linguistically “picture theory.” The world is totality of facts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Problems of philosophy arise from the bewitchment of the intellect\u201d by language, not to be solved but dissolved through philosophy, analytically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Logic can solve problems of philosophy which are linguistic confusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Problems can be solved with logic proving that the propositions doesn’t correspond to a reality. For this a logical language exempt from ambiguity and vagueness is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Anything can be said in language is possible to expressed with logical propositions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The limits of world is the limits of language.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Philosophical Investigations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Written in 1945, published posthumously in 1953.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Written in German, titled as “Philosophische Untersuchungen”<\/em>, translated to English by G. E. M. Anscombe, titled as “Philosophical Investigations”<\/em>, Macmillan Publishing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Written in more informal, discursive style.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The task of philosophy is exploring the idea of achieving philosophical clarity through engaging with the ambiguities and complexities of ordinary language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Founded on pragmatic theory of truth, linguistically “use theory.” The world is totality of practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Problems of philosophy arise from the bewitchment of the intellect\u201d by language, not to be solved but dissolved through philosophy, analytically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Logic can’t solve problems of language because it’s a dynamic game that makes sense while playing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Problems can be solved by trying to analyse the games practically and in Philosophical Investigations there are real life examples and thought experiments accordingly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Not everything is possible to express with language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. The limits of the world is not rigid, limits of language games interwine and constantly change. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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