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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Bring no rosiness to something

Hello Masters;

Do you know what is the meaning of bring no rosiness to something?

I can't find it in any dictionary.

My sentence is: Time brought no rosiness to Wittgenstein’s opinion of the modern system.


Thanks

  

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I've never heard that expression, but from the context it seems to mean that his opinion has not become more accepted by other philosophers in later years. Here's the context. The ‘whole modem conception of the world’, said Wittgenstein, ‘is founded on the illusion .

  • I've never heard that expression, but from the context it seems to mean that his opinion has not become more accepted by other philosophers in later years.
  • Here's the context.
  • The ‘whole modem conception of the world’, said Wittgenstein, ‘is founded on the illusion .
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I've never heard that expression, but from the context it seems to mean that his opinion has not become more accepted by other philosophers in later years.


Here's the context.

The ‘whole modem conception of the world’, said Wittgenstein, ‘is founded on the illusion . . . that the so-called laws of nature’ and by extension, the sciences which invoke them ‘explain natur
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The color rose symbolizes uncritical optimism. We speak of seeing things through rose-colored glasses, for example. Look up "rosy".

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