Wittgenstein on whether “Thinking is a mental process”

This post like my last one is content from a seminar assignment. I was prompted to answer whether Wittgenstein would agree with the claim that "thinking is a mental process" in roughly 500 words. Here is my take on the matter, which I find useful in that I attempt to clarify why some readings of … Continue reading Wittgenstein on whether “Thinking is a mental process”

Fragmentary Questions and Comments from My First Encounter with Wittgenstein’s “Philosophical Investigations”

I would be remiss in not giving some preliminary context for the present post, so here goes. This past semester at University I took an advanced undergraduate seminar on Ludwig Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations" and it was, if nothing else, a formative philosophical experience. This was not only my first formal interaction with Wittgenstein's work, but … Continue reading Fragmentary Questions and Comments from My First Encounter with Wittgenstein’s “Philosophical Investigations”