Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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182894

Was Wittgenstein really necessary?

Joseph Agassi

pp. 33-44

Abstract

As a philosopher, I seem to qualify: I am a target for Wittgenstein's onslaught against philosophers. I wonder what am I to do about it. Wittgenstein and his followers claim that metaphysics — with which I happen to be preoccupied — is a violation of grammar and of simple rules of clear thinking. I may accept the charge and be silent about any philosophical issue. I may, on the contrary, ignore their charge and continue with my work on metaphysics, which I find very interesting. Why, at all, should I pay any attention to those who claim that my activity is pointless?

Publication details

Published in:

Agassi Joseph (1981) Science and society: studies in the sociology of science. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 33-44

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-6456-6_3

Full citation:

Agassi Joseph (1981) Was Wittgenstein really necessary?, In: Science and society, Dordrecht, Springer, 33–44.