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Full Idea
The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas; that is what makes him a philosopher.
Gist of Idea
A philosopher is outside any community of ideas
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Zettel [1950], 455)
Book Ref
Kenny,Anthony: 'Wittgenstein' [Penguin 1975], p.1
A Reaction
A bit surprising from the man who gave us 'language games' and 'private language argument'.
| 6569 | 'This sentence is false' sends us in a looping search for its proposition [Wittgenstein, by Fogelin] |
| 2626 | A philosopher is outside any community of ideas [Wittgenstein] |
| 3790 | Causes of beliefs are irrelevant to their contents [Wittgenstein] |