Full Idea
Man learns the concept of the past by remembering.
Gist of Idea
Man learns the concept of the past by remembering
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], II.13)
Book Reference
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Philosophical Investigations', ed/tr. Anscombe,E. [Blackwell 1972], p.231
A Reaction
[quoted by Peacocke] Is it the case that we learn all of our concepts by doing? Obviously not, since we can be taught them. Could you have no long-term memories (head trauma), and be taught the concept of the past by someone else?