ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the concept of meaning was one that exercised Ludwig Wittgenstein throughout his philosophical career. Wittgenstein's discussion of experiencing meaning occurs, and other manuscripts composed during the last few years of his life are peppered with groups of remarks on the subject. Wittgenstein is here talking about experiencing meaning, something that occasionally happens when, for example, we hit on the mot juste. The chapter discusses several themes associated with the subject of experiencing meaning. The concept of meaning-blindness plays an important role in Wittgenstein's initial exploration of the phenomenon of experiencing meaning. One can enjoy the experience of meaning from a very early stage, as words and actions become interwoven in the language-games. Wittgenstein engaged in conceptual investigations, for example, exploring the connections between the concepts of seeing-as, seeing, imagining and thinking, or between experiencing meaning, experiencing and meaning.