Language

Your Problems Are Just Mistakes in Grammar (And How to Fix Them)

Your Problems Are Just Mistakes in Grammar (And How to Fix Them)

Contemporary, Language, Ludwig Wittgenstein

Here is a strange idea. What if the thing making you miserable is not your childhood, not your boss, not the economy, and not your ex? What if it is your sentences? Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Austrian philosopher who gave away a family fortune and spent years tormenting himself over the meaning of meaning, believed something […]

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The Real Reason We Cannot Agree: The Problem with Having a Private Vocabulary

The Real Reason We Cannot Agree: The Problem with Having a Private Vocabulary (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Contemporary, Language, Thinkers

You think you know what pain feels like. I think I know what pain feels like. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: we might be talking about completely different things when we use that word. This isn’t just linguistic nitpicking. This is the heart of why your arguments with your spouse go nowhere. Why political debates

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