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> Even early Wittgenstein was never a positivist. This is a very dubious claim, and you'd probably never hear the end of it if you claimed this in a graduate p
by dvt 4y ago
> Even early Wittgenstein was never a positivist.
This is a very dubious claim, and you'd probably never hear the end of it if you claimed this in a graduate philosophy course at any reputable university. (There's probably some arguments to be made here, but still.) Of course, Wittgenstein later changed his course, but he was instrumental in popularizing logical positivism in its early days, unwittingly or not. The Tractatus was like contraband.
- tiberious726 4y agoGraduate courses in philosophy at a top-tier department was where I learned it, lol. If you're interested, I can't recommend Cora Diamond's and James Conant's works on Wittgenstein enough (and "the resolute reading" in general). And would also strongly suggest not listening too closely to any modern author who thinks Russel understood Wittgenstein at any point (Wittgenstein certainly _never_ thought so).