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Was Wittgenstein a structuralist philosopher?

Shawn October 25, 2018 at 04:34 1400 views 2 comments
I heard this from a credible source.

Is it true?

Comments (2)

Sam26 October 25, 2018 at 09:18 #222220
I would hesitate to put Wittgenstein's philosophy into any category, but there are some facets of structuralism that fit. People always want to label others. We love to categorize people and things. People are much more complex, and philosophical thinking can be much more complex than our categories.
Pierre-Normand October 26, 2018 at 00:25 #222353
Quoting Sam26
I would hesitate to put Wittgenstein's philosophy into any category (...)


I've heard it from a credible source that he was some sort of a Wittgensteinian but I don't know if it's true.