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In order to draw a limit to thinking, we should have to think both sides of this limit.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1951
Died: April 29
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Architectural Theoretician
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Logician
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Philosopher Of Language
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Vienna
Austria
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Language
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