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Why I am not a Wittgensteinian
By admin | January 1, 1970
posted by Ken Taylor
Today’s episode is about Wittgenstein. Our guest will be Juliet Floyd.
Many regard Wittgenstein as perhaps the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. I don’t share that view. But there’s no denying that, for a man who published only one book during his lifetime — a book that he later basically repudiated — he really did have a tremendous impact on 20th century analytic philosophy. Indeed, Wittgenstein has to be regarded as one of the great founding fathers of 20th century analytic philosophy, especially of the so-called linguistic turn in philosophy.
Now I don’t profess at all to be an expert on Wittgenstein. I did read a fair amount of Wittgenstein as a graduate student at the University of Chicago, where a number of my teachers had an enduring fascination with his work. I don’t doubt […]
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