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Full Idea
What is your aim in philosophy? - To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.
Gist of Idea
What is your aim in philosophy? - To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], §309)
Book Ref
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Philosophical Investigations', ed/tr. Anscombe,E. [Blackwell 1972], p.103
A Reaction
Ridiculous. Trying to think about thought is not a pointless buzzing - it is an attempt by humans to become like gods.