The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats, but the metaphysical subject, the limit -not a p… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats, but the metaphysical subject, the limit -not a part of the world.
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If by eternity is understood not endless temporal duration but timelessness, then he lives eternally who lives in the present.

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About Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

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Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein Wittgenstein
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If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.

The eternal life is given to those who live in the present.

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The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats, but the metaphysical subject, the limit - not a part of the world.

If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration, but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.

If by eternity is understood not endless temporal duration but timelessness, then he lives eternally who lives in the present.

Additional quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ik voel de drang tegen de grenzen van de taal storm te lopen, en dat is geloof ik de drang van alle mensen die ooit geprobeerd hebben over ethiek en religie te schrijven en te spreken. Dat stormlopen tegen de wanden van onze kooi is geheel en al zinloos. Voor zover de ethiek ontstaat vanuit de wens iets over de uiteindelijke zin van het leven te zeggen, over het absoluut goede, het absoluut waardevolle, kan ze geen wetenschap zijn. Door wat ze zegt wordt onze kennis in geen enkele zin vermeerderd. Maar het is getuigenis van een drang in het menselijke bewustzijn die ik persoonlijk alleen maar kan waarderen en die ik voor geen enkele prijs belachelijk zou maken.

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