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		akozak on Jan 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wittgenstein’s theories are the basis of all moder... A conception of language he famously threw out in the Philosophical Investigations!

sswaner on Jan 10, 2019 [–]

Yes, because humans don't operate in a limited, context explicit vocabulary. But your point doesn't destroy the value of Tractatus to be used for another purpose.

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