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Don SudduthNov 2, 2015

Thank you, Kellie, for an excellent response. You reminded me of what Wittgenstein said about language in use — meaning is taught to us by the usage of words or language in context; be it labels or logic.

I point at the equation and then at the student, I say “this means that!” The student either nods in agreement or asks why. Hopefully, she asks why.

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Wagner Faria de OliveiraMar 224 min read

Razão e Democracia

Pra iniciar as atividades neste novo espaço, resolvi recuperar um texto que escrevi há exatamente um ano. Curiosamente ele continua extremamente atual. Então, apenas mudei os advérbios de tempo e a estrutura verbal. O conteúdo é exatamente o mesmo. Isso, per se, já é um fato interessante.

SDWWG in PINK differentNov 17, 20154 min read

“Lo so, ma come te lo spiego?”, Wittgenstein e la comunicazione fallimentare

Se al mondo siamo…

Ennio Martignago in Cahier di FrammentiSep 22, 20151 min read

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Vivere alla settima

«Su ciò di cui non si può parlare si deve tacere» (L…

Chandler LewisDec 27, 20157 min read

Didn’t Much Miss The Theatrics

Consider all the tools at your disposal. There’s the inclined plane. The funnel. The long-range rifle-scope. Take the rifle scope. The crosshairs in the scope reflect an ideal. You don’t have to be as accurate as the instrument suggests, though it is important to maintain…

Conway HallJul 20, 201510 min read

Conversation

Now, let’s imagine two chaps having a discussion. Umberto and Giovanni are sitting in the Coranas Café in Via dei Calzaiuoli, Firenze, halfway between the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the river Arno. It’s a late afternoon in April and the two chaps are pretty much the only customers in the cafe…

Z.Feb 253 min read

A Desiring Simulacra

I wonder, about the way language accounts for our perception of the world outside our skull.(Epistemology) Please excuse my Pyrrho-ian…

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Andrew Bruce Smith in In Front Of Your NoseFeb 6, 20092 min read

Wittgenstein’s Poker: Why defining social media and PR won’t solve its problems

For those of a philosophic bent, one of the best books of recent times has been Wittgenstein’s Poker, by David Edmonds and John Eidinow, which provides a brilliant overview of two giants of…