Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Think of the tools in a tool-box: there is a hammer, pliers, a saw, a screwdriver, a rule, a glue-pot, nails and screws.--The function of words are as diverse as the functions of these objects."

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Source: Culture and Value by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, (p. 38e), 1980.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Philosopher

Ludwig Wittgenstein was a 20th-century philosopher known for his work on language, logic, and the philosophy of mind, particularly in 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'.

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