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Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951

Philosophy hasn’t made any progress?⁠—If someone scratches where it itches, do we have to see progress? Is it not genuine scratching otherwise, or genuine itching?

Ludwig Wittgenstein on philosophy

Culture and Value (1980), p. 98e

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