Think, for example, of the words which you perhaps utter in… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

" "
Think, for example, of the words which you perhaps utter in this space of time. They are no longer part of this language. And in different surroundings the institution of money doesn’t exist either.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

English

Collect this quote

About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein

Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein • Wittgenstein

All quotes from Ludwig Wittgenstein Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Ludwig Wittgenstein:

Alfred North Whitehead Umberto Eco William James Albert Einstein Immanuel Kant

Additional quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Vi känner att även när alla möjliga vetenskapliga frågor har besvarats, så har våra livsproblem inte ens blivit berörda. Då återstår förstås inte heller någon fråga - och just det är svaret.

People are religious to the extent that they believe themselves to be not so
much imperfect, as ill.
Any man who is half-way decent will think himself extremely imperfect,
but a religious man thinks himself wretched.

The world is my world: this is shown by the fact that the limits of language stand for the limits of my world…I am my world.

Think, for example, of the words which you perhaps utter in this space of time. They are no longer part of this language. And in different surroundin… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Also Known As

Go Premium

Additional quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Unlimited Quote Collections