He thinks philosophy is a mistake -- a bad but very hard- to-avoid pattern of thought the main purpose of engaging in which is to think one's way out of.
--- Charles Brown <cbrown at michiganlegal.org> wrote:
>
> >From W's perspective, you're asking the wrong
> question here. It isn't
> the role of philosophy to provide "topical
> commentary". In fact, this
> assumption that philosophy should offer guidance
> about issues like
> the Holocaust is precisely what W. argued against in
> his work.
> Asking Wittgenstein to provide topical commentary
> about social
> problems is like asking a psychotherapist to provide
> instructions
> about how to rebuild a carburetor.
>
> Miles
>
> ^^^^^^^
>
> CB: What's philosophy for, according to him ?
>
>
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