Only in the stream of thought and life do words have meaning.
— Wittgenstein (1968, #173)
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While I agree, Wittgenstein’s comment seems nothing more than a truism, by which I mean a proposition which states nothing beyond what is implied by its terms. How could it be otherwise?
I prefer Peirce’s comment at the top of the page your link above points to: All flow of time involves learning; and all learning involves the flow of time.
— Peirce, CP 7.536
While I agree, Wittgenstein’s comment seems nothing more than a truism, by which I mean a proposition which states nothing beyond what is implied by its terms. How could it be otherwise?
I prefer Peirce’s comment at the top of the page your link above points to: All flow of time involves learning; and all learning involves the flow of time.
— Peirce, CP 7.536