Wading into the Tractatus
The attached audio (or better: use this 16 kbps compressed version) is our beginning of a close reading of the early Wittgenstein. (more…)
Posted by TJH @ 8:21 pm on March 7th 2008
Posted by MRB @ 7:34 am on July 9th 2007
Wittgenstein – the Agrarian Philosopher
Perhaps the title is something of a stretch, but Wittgenstein does make numerous comments that fit within an agrarian outlook. Along with his distrust of science, his attitude towards culture, aesthetics, tradition, religion and life share much in common with Virgil, the Old South, the Inklings, the Vanderbilt agrarians, and to a certain extent, Jefferson. (more…)
Posted by MRB @ 5:51 pm on June 27th 2007
Wittgenstein on Science
My colleague has begun to address some of the issues of the philosophy of science (see e.g. review of Gordon Clark on science), but it is also necessary to explore some of the broader issues involved in science.
Below are a few Wittgenstein quotes on science. (more…)