Summary of Filosofía contemporánea Wittgenstein

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In the video, Alexander Guzmán discusses the idea that language is used to describe reality, and how this is contrasted with the theory that language is used to describe the way things actually are. Guzmán argues that the latter theory is more accurate, as it considers language to be a game with its own rules that can be used to understand reality more completely.

• 00:00:00 In the video, two fundamental aspects of contemporary philosophy are discussed: first, there is Einstein, and second, we have Wittgenstein's "Círculo de Viena." Wittgenstein's work, which is discussed in a later text, is contradictory and therefore is often called the "first video." Stein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" discusses logical philosophy from the perspective of linguistics and philosophy. One of the main tenets of this work is the establishment of philosophy as part of a logical thought process. Another important element is the development of atomic facts, which are real-world elements that can be found in every situation. Stein discusses how these facts relate to one another, and refers to this as the theory of figurative language. The theory of figurative language is the correspondence of a proposition with an atomic fact. For example, we can speak about a professor who is speaking on a microphone by saying that the proposition, "the professor is speaking," corresponds to the atomic fact of the microphone being turned on and working. Wittgenstein's work focuses on the relationship between language and reality, and it is through this lens that he discusses the theory of figurative language.
• 00:05:00 In this video, philosopher Alexander Guzmán discusses the idea of language being used to describe reality, and how this idea is contrasted with the theory that language is used to describe the way things actually are. Guzmán points out that, while the first theory might be more accurate in some cases, it is ultimately limited because it does not account for the way words can have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used. He argues that the second theory, which considers language to be a game with its own rules, is more accurate and allows for a more complete understanding of reality.