The limits of language are the limits of my world.

Been thinking about this famous quote by Wittgenstein.

I actually have not studied philosophy myself, and never read his works.

But,

From what I understand, he created thorough and comprehensive works of philosophy for his lifetime, only to express the idea that he’d never be understood by the rest of the world.

I feel I can conclude from what I know: The world is quite limitless. However, our language and subsequent understanding of the world always creates its own limits. Linguistic structures that form the human understanding of the world are always circular. When you traverse an understanding of your own language, you will eventually end up back where you were.

Famous mathematician Tarski(yes, Alfred Tarski, the one featured in a famous Vsauce video, and the reason why I have this pfp ever since) expressed the same idea in his works of algebra and logic.

From what I know, he proved that algebra, a human construct, no matter how logical and true, if built in a way, will be totally against reality.

I always wanted to fully understand what truth Tarski uncovered with his works of mathematical paradoxes, but it seems the truth he uncovered was (simply put) that everyone’s “truth” is different.

Earlier than Tarski, I remember Solomon’s ironic and quite paradoxical words that he poured his heart out over, and expressed great vain over. His own words about his vain were in vain.

My conclusion: philosophy addicted