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It is as though we had to look || see through the phenomena: our enquiry, however, || , on the other hand, is directed not upon the phenomena but rather – as we might say – upon || isn't || is not one into the phenomena, but, as we might say, into the “ || ‘possibilities” || ’ of phenomena. We recollect, that is || That's to say, we call to our mind, the kind of statements that we make about the phenomena. Thus Augustine calls to mind the various statements which one makes || made about the duration of events, about their past || past events || events past, present or future. (These statements, of course, are not philosophical statements about time, past, present and future.)
     Our view || examination || investigation is thus || therefore a grammatical one. And this view || examination || investigation || it brings light into our problem by clearing away misunderstandings. Misunderstandings, namely, which concern || concerning the use of the words of our language, and which are brought about by analogies (which hold﹖) between our || different forms of expression. – And one can remove these misunderstandings || these misunderstandings can be removed by replacing a certain form || certain forms of expression by
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¤ others. We may call this || This may be called “analysing” our forms of expression, since || for the procedure sometimes bears a resemblance to taking something to pieces. || resembles that of an analysis.
     
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It may now || Thus it may seem, however, as though there were || was something like an ultimate analysis of our forms of speech, || expression, || linguistic forms, & therefore one completely analysed form of the expression || state of these expressions. That is: it may seem as though our usual forms of expression were, essentially, still unanalysed; as though something were hidden in them which has to be brought to light: which has to be brought out into the light. //Once || if this has been || were done, the expression is || language would be completely explained || clarified and our problem is solved.
     We may put it also in this way: || This can be put as follows: We || we remove misunderstandings by making our expression more exact: But || but || thus it may seem as though we were trying to reach one || a particular state, that of perfect exactness; and as though that || this were the real aim of our inquiry. || investigation.

(2015–) Wittgenstein Source Bergen Nachlass Edition (WS-BNE). Edited by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen under the direction of Alois Pichler. In: Wittgenstein Source, curated by Alois Pichler (2009–) and Joseph Wang-Kathrein (2020–). (N) Bergen: WAB.




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