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 65
¤ 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.
99 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. |
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