Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Richard Cumberland, Kit Fine and Ludwig Wittgenstein
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis
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My account shows how the concept works, rather than giving an analysis [Fine,K]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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Analysis complicates a statement, but only as far as the complexity of its meaning [Wittgenstein]
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All complex statements can be resolved into constituents and descriptions [Wittgenstein]
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The limits of my language means the limits of my world [Wittgenstein]
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Our language is an aspect of biology, and so its inner logic is opaque [Wittgenstein]
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Most philosophical questions arise from failing to understand the logic of language [Wittgenstein]
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We don't need a theory of truth, because we use the word perfectly well [Wittgenstein]
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Bring words back from metaphysics to everyday use [Wittgenstein]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 6. Logical Analysis
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Study vagueness first by its logic, then by its truth-conditions, and then its metaphysics [Fine,K]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
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We already know what we want to know, and analysis gives us no new facts [Wittgenstein]
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This book says we should either say it clearly, or shut up [Wittgenstein]
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Concern for rigour can get in the way of understanding phenomena [Fine,K]
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