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Wittgenstein in a nutshell (2)

[the first part is here]

At first he tried to do this by showing them that there is a perfect match between our language and our world. That is, every time we say something meaningful, we say something which is either true or false about the world. But philosophical problems are not about anything in this world, so they cannot even be expressed, let alone answered, in meaningful language.
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Wittgenstein in a nutshell (1)

This is not an academic text. It is not even a serious one, you could think. And, what’s even worse, it is of no use to you. Maybe it’s a subterfuge I use to express my own boorish ideas about this and that and everything else, as you might eventually suspect.

However, I try to pass it for a small presentation of Wittgenstein’s views. I do not assume that you know who this Wittgenstein guy was, so I’ll tell you right away: he was a philosopher. By the way, you don’t have to know what philosophy is. 🙂
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Vesti bune pentru cinefili si biciclisti

Cele mai importante filme din programele sectiunilor competitie internationala si arta media de la Oberhausen, ce se declara cel mai vechi festival de scurtmetraj din lume, vor fi prezentate la Muzeul de Arta Contemporana, pe 25 si 26 ianuarie. NewsIN

Din primavara, biciclistii din sectorul 3 vor putea ruta in siguranta pe piste amenajate special pentru ei. Primaria anunta realizarea de rute in jurul parcurilor Alexandru Ioan Cuza si Titan. The Money Channel

Sa citim impreuna – Aristotel, Etica nicomahica (13)

[comentariul la textul de saptamana trecuta va fi postat cu o mica intarziere]

VI

Am aratat mai sus care este natura virtutii. Dar nu este suficient sa spunem ca ea este un habitus, ci si ce fel de habitus este. Trebuie sa spunem ca orice virtute, in calitatea sa de virtute, perfectioneaza si pe cel ce o poseda, si opera acestuia. De pilda, virtutea ochiului face ca si ochiul si functia lui sa fie desavarsite; Continue reading

Remember feminism

shtu4.jpgAm terminat de citit “Scurta istorie a tractoarelor in limba ucraineana” de Marina Lewycka. Recunosc ca am ajuns sa citesc cartea din cauza titlului; suna amuzant si incitant (nu stiam nimic despre autoare).

Personal, de-a lungul cartii nu am putut scapa de senzatia ca seamana cu “Samuraii” de Kristeva. Personajele principale, atat la Lewycka cat si la Kristeva, se declara feministe de stanga, au preocupari intelectuale si provin din estul Europei. In rest, nu prea sunt asemanari.

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