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Bouwsma on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Method
Author(s) -
Cook John W.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
philosophical investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1467-9205
pISSN - 0190-0536
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9205.2008.00352.x
Subject(s) - philosophy , interpretation (philosophy) , epistemology , philosophical methodology , linguistics
It is argued that Wittgenstein was a greatly misunderstood philosopher, both as regards his own philosophical views and his ideas about philosophical method. O. K. Bouwsma's interpretation of Wittgenstein is used to illustrate the most common misunderstandings.