It's always so wonderful to listen to Bryan Magee. He insightfully questions and incisively clarifies the answers he receives.

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Magee published a book based on these talks called Men of Ideas.

Wittgenstein rightly understood that language should be based on what was fundamental. It should describe accurately or mirror what it represents. This is similar to the Sanskrit alphabet which is based on 49 sounds which are emitted from 49 forces. There is nothing more fundamental than that.

In retrospect, after decades of cognitive linguistics, the most interesting thing is when Quinton says, "I lost the sentence."

brilliant

"I am my world."

Ever have that metallic ping sensation in the head, comes from trying to think like someone else. Philosophy is the most important subject, its the framework where all information is neatly organized. There is no eastern or western frameworks of philosophy or reality for that matter, as all the neuron structures in sapiens are the same, this is obvious to anyone not totally insane or a silly journalist trying to pay the light bill with incomplete and childish musings. Everything is a process cradle to grave for everyone and philosophy provides markers to know where you are in the process of life. My journey is the best. I get to do everything because I have a mental framework that is all encompassing.

Can I get the transcript of the conversation if possible?

Philosophical Monty Python

I have always felt that Wittgenstein led philosophical enquiry up the garden path - and left it there. Nothing in this discussion shows me I am wrong! As ever Magee succinctly skewers this by pointing out that Wittgenstein had nothing at all to say (in fact refused to talk about) the great questions like aesthetics, justice, ethics etc.

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Bryan Magee is a summarizing AI, now I´m sure.

To say it simply: fish cannot imagine that a world exists on land and air and therefore is restricted to the language of a water world!

I wonder who tunes in and watches this on Tv lol!!!

The biggest problem with Wittgenstein was his ignorance of the Greek cultural history. The cynical philosophers used to refer to the enthusiastic newcomer as: "the young ass has arrived, beautiful and brave." I think Bertrand Russell had forgotten the cynic school of thought when he told Wittgenstein he should not study aeronitic engineering.

I fear Wittgenstein was trying to create a purely materialistic philosophy, in an effort to exclude the transcendental and Logos.

Lucky Anglo-Saxons!

Sadly Wittgenstein seems to have wasted his intellect on philosophical logic. How wonderful would his obvious engineering capabilities could have been expressed had he thrown himself into architecture - a field he was more than capable of making breathtaking expression, such as the work he did not his sisters home.