Conversation of 1947 or 1948
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You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common sense attitude; that you could take it for granted that I was deluded.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common sense attitude; that you could take it for granted that I was deluded." in the context of "Conversation of 1947 or 1948" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ludwig Wittgenstein" (Quotes, Personal Recollections (1981): Quotes of Wittgenstein found in Personal Recollections (1981) by Rush Rhees, Ch. 6)
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About Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.
About Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.
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