[Wittrs] Wittgenstein, Philosophy & Simile
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... this looks interesting.
link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9205.2011.01444.x
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations
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Wittgenstein on Simile as the “Best Thing” in Philosophy1
Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:41 PM PDT
Abstract
In a remark written sometime between 1933 and 1943, Wittgenstein suggests that
philosophy ought really to be written as one “writes a poem.” Around this time
he also talks of simile as the “best thing” in philosophy. In this paper I
consider what it would mean to take such claims seriously. Through examining
newly discovered material from the (unpublished) Skinner manuscripts (MSS), I
offer an analysis of Wittgenstein's approach to literary techniques (broadly
conceived) and see how this impacts on his conception of philosophy.
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