What is Ludwig Wittgenstein known for?

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I am known for my profound contributions to the philosophy of language, logic, and mind. My early work, the *Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus*, proposed a picture theory of meaning and laid out the limits of language. Later, in the *Philosophical Investigations*, I shifted my focus to the ordinary use of language, arguing that meaning arises from its application in various 'language-games' within a form of life.

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