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Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Wittgenstein's notion of grammar
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Have you ever seen a story where the kidnapper allows the hostage to talk with the police, and the hostage says something that tips off the police? The secret isn't so much what he says, it's how he says it. If you know how that trick works, you know all you need to know about the linguistic philosophy. Language smuggles inf... More..

Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Does reality depend upon the rationalization of knowledge?
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There is reality. There is knowledge. Do not confuse the two. Reality doesn't depend on knowledge. Reality doesn't give a fig about knowledge. Distant galaxies spin, nevertheless, despite our ignorance of them. Their reality doesn't depend on our knowledge. Knowledge doesn't govern reality. Consider: the police barge into yo... More..

Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) Logic and reason
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Reason comes down to this: you cannot contradict yourself. If you argue one thing today, and nothing changes in the meantime, you cannot argue its opposite tomorrow. You might admit that you were wrong, but you can't say you were right in both cases. You can get away with it, of course, if you go to a different saloon, but y... More..

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