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)