[lbo-talk] RE: Wittgenstein

[C. G. Estabrook]

But he didn't clarify them; he rejected them.  He says that his new ideas
could be understood properly only in opposition (durch den Gegensatz) to
his old ones. (As Miles Jackson noted in his post, "Limits of Human
Knowledge.")

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Michael Dawson -PSU wrote:


> > "Vor vier Jahren aber hatte ich Veranlassung, mein erstes Buch...wieder
> > zu lesen und seine Gedanken zu erklären."
> 
> Based on my semi-fluency, I'd have read this sentence as follows:
> 
> "However, four years ago, I had reason to re-read my first book and
> clarify its ideas."