GRGR(16) non-verbal spaces

[Josh Kortbein]

Peter Petto writes:
>Josh Kortbein wrote:
>
>>In the _Investigations_ there's a lot of what-was-I-thinking kind of talk.
>
>Yes, that's true.
>
>I'd agree that LW changed his mind, and went down many a blind alley in his 
>explorations.

Still, though, they're incredibly valuable.

>I'm curious: do you think he changed his philosophical direction *entirely* 
>-- that he founded two opposing schools?

Well, I've never read the Tractatus, but as far as I can tell, he
didn't change direction _entirely_. A lot of the same focus is present
in the Investigations - it's just that he thought a lot of the old
work was crap. I suppose that could be understood as "founding two
opposing schools," since (a) the Investigations are tough, and some
people probably avoid understanding them because of it, and (b)
the Tractatus was the only thing published during his lifetime -
meaning that more people were exposed to it, for a long time.

Plan to read some Anglo-American philosophers this spring, so maybe
then I'll have a better idea of how drastic W's switch was.




cheers,

Josh

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