Ludwig Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein - thinking in signs
"Thinking is essentially the activity of operating with signs."
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
Wittgenstein - indistinct
"Is it even always an advantage to replace an indistinct picture by a sharp one?
Isn’t the indistinct one often exactly what we need?"
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
inner process outward criteria
"An inner process stands in need of outward criteria"
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
doubt question answer
"doubt can exist only where there is a question; and a question only where there is an answer."
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
problem solve information arrange
“The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
speak silent unspeakable
"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."
― Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
aspect important hidden simplicity familiarity
“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity."
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)