Barry Smith on Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the great thinkers of the 20th Century. Part of his originality lay in his view of what Philosophy was and how it ought to be done. For this episode of Philosophy Bites Barry Smith of Birkbeck College London gives a lucid account of Wittgenstein's conception of Philosophy.
Listen to Barry Smith on Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy
[You can also listen to an episode of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time on Wittgenstein to which Barry Smith contributed here. This programme was originally broadcast on 4th Dec. 2003.]
David Edmonds, who introduces this podcast, is co-author of the book Wittgenstein's Poker.
Great! I am a big fan of Wittgenstein's philsophy, even though it can be very difficult to understand at first. Keep up the good work...
Posted by: Richard Cutler | January 06, 2008 at 10:37 PM
A really wonderful podcast, and a great summary of Wittgenstein's early and late thought. I'd never heard the story about Elizabeth Anscombe or the critique of Descartes. Both were very thought provoking. I listened to the whole thing twice. And I may listen to it again. It's that rich.
I love living in an age when I can listen to people talk intelligently about Wittgenstein on my iPhone during my morning commute on the subway. Could this be the best of all possible worlds?
Posted by: Cliff Gerrish | January 31, 2008 at 05:23 AM