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Linguistic Turnings (Part 2): Being Certain About Uncertainty in a Finite yet Unbounded World

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer  “Can I say ‘bububu’ and mean ‘If it doesn’t rain I shall go for a walk?’” Ludwig Wittgenstein from Philosophical Investigations (PI) aphorism 38 [PI published posthumously from Wittgenstein’s aphoristic notes] This question about the meaning … Continue reading →

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Linguistic Turnings (Part 1): Einstein, SpaceTime and Wittgenstein

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer In my failed attempts to comprehend the “Linguistic Turn” in philosophy, I remember a recurring thought/image that held me captive. I could not escape it. Here it is: Philosophers are making the turn toward language theory … Continue reading →

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