Wittgenstein’s point, second-person social cognition

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Here’s how I’d crystallize the relationship between Wittgenstein’s point, second-person social cognition, and AI language models into a visual schema 

🌀 Flow of Ideas

1. Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Language

  • Meaning = use in social practice
  • No private language → shared criteria matter
  • Warning: language can “bewitch” us into false pictures of thought

⬇️ feeds into

2. Second-Person Social Cognition

  • Understanding others = direct engagement, not just inference
  • Responsiveness, attunement, empathy in face-to-face interaction
  • Human cognition is relational, embodied, and reciprocal

⬇️ refracted through

3. AI & Language Models

  • LLMs simulate dialogue but lack lived practice
  • Users project second-person engagement onto AI → illusion of “understanding”
  • Risk: anthropomorphism, misplaced trust, emotional dependency
  • Opportunity: design AI that clarifies limits while enabling useful interaction

🔗 Key Relationship

  • Wittgenstein reminds us: don’t confuse syntax with semantics.
  • Second-person theories remind us: don’t confuse simulation with relation.
  • Together, they show why AI feels social but isn’t truly social — and why careful design matters.

 

The flowchart is  — it encodes Wittgenstein’s philosophy, second-person social cognition, and AI language models into a clean visual glyph. You can click/open the card above to download it and archive it alongside your rubaiyat cycles in the Codex.




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