[Wittrs] A new Wittgenstein discussion group
- From: John Phillip DeMouy <jpdemouy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:35:35 -0400
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/urpflanze/
Die Urpflanze ("the primordial plant"), named for an hypothetical plant
conceived by Goethe - the concept of which was significant to
Wittgenstein's developing ideas about perspicuous representations - is
intended to be a free form discussion of topics central or tangential to
the life, work, and thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Partly in response
to experience with other groups, moderation will be kept to a minimum.
While the founder's own views might be called "orthodox
Wittgensteinianism", varied interpretations and even pointed criticism
of Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinian thought are to be encouraged. Three
"rules" will apply here:
1. "Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense. But you must
pay attention to your nonsense."
2. "Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down
into the green valleys of silliness."
3. "In a certain sense one cannot take too much care in handling
philosophical mistakes, they contain so much truth."
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