Anthony Quinton on Ludwig Wittgenstein: Section 3

Bryan Magee talks with Anthony Quinton about the two incommensurable views of Wittgenstein: his logical view of language and his somewhat pragmatic view of language.

Section 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwNdgnC9uUI

Section 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbZixG6-vqM

Section 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2cWEt4NLQ

Section 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Z2fDp6e04

Section 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktTfzAR7RM

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bryan
• Magee
• Antony
• Quinton
• Ludwig
• Wittgenstein
• Language
• Logic
• Logical
• Positivism

[hoiszhdfoifh22]

49 people enjoy watching old English people bumble around. 1 person is Gilles Deleuze.

I bloody live this video.

[philiphoward123]

7:15 epic close-up!

"'Hilda, get in 'ere! 'E's summarising t'Tractatus!"

[LooksAeterna]

1:50 - 1:52 This is one of the key points where one can pinpoint the outdatedness of the early Wittgenstein.

Literature: Patrick Grim "The Incomplete Universe".

[BrookHornblower]

7:40 'exhibiting ONE of the possibilities of combinations'...

[infantileretard]

@wrdeboise Circular logic =/= "unpacking" fundamental propositions, unless of course that is your definition of unpacking something.

[wrdeboise]

It almost seems that these fundamental propositions described in the world are like fractals. So 'unpacking these propositions reveals a 'symbolic restatement of the original proposition.

[whitman17]

the john searle videos on wittgenstein are much better, check the playlists if you haven't watched them yet

[Lopes472]

If Professor Quinton put just a little more effort to his reasoning and thinking on Wittgenstein, he'd sure get cross-eyed.

[faustus999]

i'll get my coat!

[pandalowka]

fucking great!