Sat 21 May, 2011 12:47 am - [b]Part 3[/b]
Elementary propositions are the constituent parts of complex or ordinary propositions. That is to say, ordinary propositions can be analyzed into more basic kinds of propositions,... (view)
Fri 20 May, 2011 06:10 pm - I don't believe he debunked analytic philosophy, but I can understand why some might think so. I think he just provided us with a new tool to work with, i.e., a method of analyzing language. (view)
Fri 20 May, 2011 04:02 pm - [b]Part 2[/b]
The [i]Tractatus[/i] is one of the most difficult works of philosophy to understand, and it is because of this that many of the interpretations of the [i]Tractatus[/i] have been... (view)
Fri 20 May, 2011 01:49 pm - I thought I would start a thread that gives a little historical background to Wittgenstein, and at the same time give some of my thoughts on at least two of his works. I will begin by giving a... (view)
Fri 20 May, 2011 06:22 am - Unfortunately language is all that we have to describe this world. Whether that language is logic, math, or any sub-field of language. If one asks a question using language, then language is what... (view)
Thu 19 May, 2011 06:32 pm - I want to know if the proposition "There are no absolute truths" is an absolute. If this proposition is true, then it (the aforementioned proposition) is an absolute. If it is false,... (view)
Thu 19 May, 2011 01:40 pm - By absolute truth I am assuming you mean that to deny the proposition is contradictory. No contingent truths can be absolute.
There are many absolute truths. For example, "All bachelors... (view)
Thu 19 May, 2011 06:52 am - In this short philosophical paper I will try to set out a theory which enunciates a certain set of propositions as the foundation of our epistemic system. I am not claiming anything original in my... (view)
Thu 19 May, 2011 06:05 am - Let's see if I understand this correctly. "Can I know that p, and p (actually) be false?" Here you are referring to the epistemic sense of knowing, i.e., in reality, if I know x,... (view)