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Explain the shift from Picture Theory to Language Game Theory in Wittgenstein's philosophy.

09 Jul 2026
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Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy is marked by a significant transformation from the Picture Theory of meaning developed in his early work, especially the *Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus*, to the Language Game Theory presented in his later work, particularly *Philosophical Investigations*. This shift represents a movement from viewing language as a system that represents reality through logical structures to understanding language as a complex human activity embedded in social practices and forms of life. In the *Tractatus*, Wittgenstein proposed the Picture Theory of meaning. According to this theory, propositions have meaning because they function as pictures of facts in the world. Reality consists of objects arranged in particular relations, and meaningful propositions represent these arrangements through a logical structure. Just as a picture represents an object by sharing a certain form with it, a proposition represents a possible state of affairs by sharing a logical form with reality. The meaning of a statement depends on its ability to depict how things are or could be in the world. The Picture Theory was closely connected with Wittgenstein’s belief that the primary function of language is to describe facts. Statements about the
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