Wittgenstein
Online - Monday morning
Contact: Laurence Wale
Wittgenstein's Ladders
Theodore Redpath likened Wittgenstein’s lectures to the services of a “masseur.” Redpath remembered Wittgenstein suggesting that if any of his students suffered from a mental cramp, he might be able to help them.
Wittgenstein has influenced much of philosophical thought over the past century but can be a notoriously difficult read. However, his work is thought-provoking and is referenced in many different fields. This gives us a wide range of topics to choose from.
There’s a short extract of his writing of around 10 minutes reading-time which is circulated in advance and is the starting point for discussion. The first challenge is to work out what Wittgenstein meant before we open out the topic to explore the wider implications, alternative views, and what the ideas might mean in practice. The intention is that this will lead to a lively debate, albeit one that is grounded in philosophy.
You can take a look at the reading material from our sessions by following the links on this page.
Laurence Wale
17.08.2022