<p>In this episode, we&#39;re finally talking about a book near and dear to my heart, Wittgenstein&#39;s &quot;Philosophical Investigations&quot; (this book took second place in a Patreon poll, and I decided it was time). What is language? How is the meaning of words determined? Wittgenstein initially proposed a pictorial theory of the meaning of sentences, but after his return to philosophy, Wittgenstein II put forward a new theory of language, as the &quot;language-game&quot;. We will discuss Wittgenstein&#39;s life and career, and then focus on Philosophical Investigations, a work assembled from notes written over the span of 16 years, covering a wide variety of topics and approaching philosophy through thought-experiments, and reflections on the varied uses of words. Wittgenstein&#39;s method is to describe rather than explain, and to take our understanding of words from the metaphysical down to the everyday. &quot;Don&#39;t think, but look!&quot;</p><p><br></p>