Wittgenstein

Reality is shaped by the words we use

by Shane Parrish on January 17, 2013

“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language.” — Wittgenstein Philosopher Bertrand Russel described Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein as “the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived, passionate, profound, intense, and dominating.” Wittgenstein, an Austrian philosopher, worked primarily in logic, mathematics, and the [...]