Mastodawn

Happy birthday, Ludwig Wittgenstein (b. 4/26/1889)!

“The world is all that is the case.”

Ik lees van Wittgenstein: “Wenn ich aber WIRKLICH erlöst werden soll, – so brauche ich Gewißheit – nicht Weisheit, Träume, Spekulation – und diese Gewißheit ist der Glaube. Und der Glaube ist Glaube an das, was mein Herz, meine Seele braucht, nicht mein spekulierender Verstand.“

En ik denk: dat is de verwoording waarom ik, na een leven als atheïst, naar de kerk ga.

2/2 #wittgenstein

Jan-Willem Swane Apr 26

Vandaag in 1889 werd Ludwig Wittgenstein geboren.

De dominee haalde hem vanochtend aan, en nu zoek ik meer over hem (terwijl aan de tafel naast mij in het café van Eye ook over hem gesproken wordt).

1/2 #wittgenstein

Pete Apr 24

New blog post

THE SPECTRAL MACHINE
On the Nature of Artificial Intelligence
by Jason Jorjani

Two thinkers who are rarely brought into a sustained and serious dialogue – Martin #Heidegger and the later Ludwig #Wittgenstein – in fact converged upon a set of insights that, taken together, undermine the entire edifice of representational epistemology.

https://jasonrezajorjani.substack.com/p/the-spectral-machine

THE SPECTRAL MACHINE

On the Nature of Artificial Intelligence

Jason Jorjani

SolarB Apr 19

‘The limits of my language are the limits of my world’.

❤️‍🔥

~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

#Wittgenstein #Quote #philosophy

Matthias Zehnder Apr 17

Warum es das Butterbrot ist, das den Menschen ausmacht

Ich glaube, es gibt eine zentrale Fähigkeit, die uns sowohl vom Tier, als auch von der KI unterscheidet. Mehr noch: Diese Fähigkeit ist tief in unserem Alltag verwurzelt. Und: Sie hat mit Butterbroten zu tun. Ich habe Ihnen dazu, wie jede Woche, ein kleines #Denkwerkzeug bereitgelegt.

https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/wochenkommentar/das-butterbrot/ ‎

#Menschsein #Philosophie #KünstlicheIntelligenz #KI #Descartes #Wittgenstein #Anthropologie #Digitalisierung #Denkanstoss

Philosophics Apr 14

I read the opening chapter of Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day through the lens of A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis and the notion of ontological grammar.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/14/the-butler-did-it-to-himself/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

In a manner of speaking, this chapter is about the construction of the self and personal identity through grammar

#philosophy #literature #language #grammar #aesthetics #beauty #butler #ishiguro #reading #writing #critique #ontology #blog #podcast #wittgenstein #institutions #analysis

Euclid Jerome Darlings Apr 13

Not of general interest but this lecture on Wittgenstein is quite good. #philosophy #Wittgenstein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKWlEq09tQ

Wittgenstein's Contribution to Philosophy

YouTube

Raulo Apr 12

I took the #German or #Autistic diagnostic. Result: Both. The #Wittgenstein Result. I don't know whether to be proud or concerned. https://german.millermanschool.com/

Am I German or Autistic?

A rigorous diagnostic. 15 questions. One uncomfortable truth.

N-gated Hacker News Apr 9

Ah, the age-old conundrum: are you a methodical, precise German, or just autistic? 🤔 Apparently, a 15-question quiz with the depth of a kiddie pool will unravel this mystery for you in 2 minutes flat! ⏳ Remember, if you have any deep thoughts, you're basically another #Kant or #Wittgenstein, so pat yourself on the back while ignoring that this whole quiz is as useful as a chocolate teapot. 🍫🍵
https://german.millermanschool.com/ #methodicalthinking #quizhumor #cognitivebias #HackerNews #ngated

Am I German or Autistic?

A rigorous diagnostic. 15 questions. One uncomfortable truth.