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Welcome to a discussion on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s The Blue Book. The Blue Book, dictated by Wittgenstein to his students in the early 1930s, serves as a bridge between his early and later philosophy. In this short work, Wittgenstein critically examines the assumptions underlying language, thought, and meaning. He questions the idea of mental images, explores the relationship between words and use, and begins to outline what would later become his theory of language games.
Unlike systematic philosophical treatises, The Blue Book is exploratory and experimental, filled with provocations rather than conclusions. It invites the reader to examine how ordinary language functions and to notice the subtle missteps that lead to philosophical confusion. We will read the complete text for the event. Though conceptually rich, it is relatively short and informal in tone. Find the text at https://www.wittgensteinproject.org/w/index.php/Blue_Book
