What is the Use of Studying Philosophy?

In Dayton Z. Phillips & Peter G. Winch (eds.), Wittgenstein. Blackwell. pp. 131–150 (1989)
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This chapter contains sections titled: A Political Moment Action, Words, and Concepts The Pluralism of the Political Natural Affinities Words and Their Contexts Rules, Decisions, Authority The Unpredictability of Behavior Vision and Choice in Politics Further reading.

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philosophy, its use in twentieth century ‐ Wittgenstein's adult, life, amidst violence in Europe   Schopenhauer's despair of the world, for redemption ‐ Wittgenstein's disinterest in political matters   Philosophical Investigations, apolitical in spirit ‐ in contrast to Marx's thesis, philosophy must set out to change the world   Wittgenstein's apolitical stance, and philosophy ‐ demarcation, of itself and everything else   Wittgenstein's thought, and question ‐ twentieth‐century politics, cutting into the flesh of human condition   Wittgenstein's thinking, being ‐ on problems of contemporary human condition   Wittgenstein's thoughts ‐ for a critical assessment of political theories   political philosophy, action, words and concepts ‐ what, philosophizing can contribute to politics   rules, decisions, authority and rules ‐ for complex forms of social and political life   language games, and Wittgenstein – as social undertakings, participants proposing and opposing

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