Philosopher as a Therapist: Learning from Wittgenstein

Recent commentators have suggested that Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) can be understood as much as a therapist as a logician or theoretician. This paper explores how Wittgenstein ‘goes about his work’ as a therapist by looking at two aspects of his writings: the Übersichtliche Blick or ‘Way of See...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Tyler, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2015
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2015, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-294
Further subjects:B Therapy
B Pedagogy
B Perspicuous View
B Alain Badiou
B Anti-Philosophy
B Wittgenstein
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Summary:Recent commentators have suggested that Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) can be understood as much as a therapist as a logician or theoretician. This paper explores how Wittgenstein ‘goes about his work’ as a therapist by looking at two aspects of his writings: the Übersichtliche Blick or ‘Way of Seeing’ and the move in his philosophy from thinking to seeing to acting. The paper concludes by suggesting that a Wittgensteinian approach to learning could be categorised as a view of pedagogy as ‘astonishment’.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma