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Episode #231 ... The Late Work of Wittgenstein - Language Games (Patreon)

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2025-06-28 22:54:59
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Today we talk about the late work of Wittgenstein in Philosophical Investigations. We talk about the meaning of words. Augustine's theory. Forms of life. Rules and practices. Grammar. Geometry. Family resemblance. And the role of a philosopher on the other side of accepting this view of language. Hope you love it. :)

Stephen

Comments

Natalie Arriola

I read Philosophical Investigations ages ago for a class that was entirely just on this book. It was one of the most difficult books I've ever read, at least I felt so at the time. I am truly impressed you managed to create a focused and coherent episode about it. My personal favorite take away from that book was how Wittgenstein saw our understanding of the world as essentially linked to other human beings and our attempts to communicate with one another. He seemed, at least as I recall, to believe that without the mirror of the other we are incapable of having language or comprehending our world at all. Almost like consciousness cannot develop without other consciousnesses. Anyway, I always felt like this was a very beautiful idea. Thanks for this episode!

Marco Pomar

Thank you Mr. West. I've been looking forward to Wittgenstein episode 2 for a long time. Your first episode on him inspired me to read and follow philosophy. I've been a listener since.

Brogane

Genuinely think this is one of the best things I have listened to. I keep going ‘this argument is just a classic e.g of Big W’s language games’ which no one understands but whatever. The world needs this podcast, we should start playing it in the streets so everyone stops shouting at each other for no reason about nonsense (imo).