Let's Read... Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations (Revisited)
Details
We will be in the room on the 1st floor.
This meetup will be co-hosted with Roger Jones.
The Examined Life, "Let's Read..." session is an open discussion reading group held about once every other month, concerning a single work of philosophy.
For each session, members read a piece of philosophy. The main request is to learn the key points from the text (which will form the basis of the discussion), with optional extra background material/depth. If applicable it can include a podcast at http://partiallyexaminedlife.com
This is also a ''Revisited'' event, which means it has been done before, so for this meetup the intention is to be more focused on 2 main aspects of the text.
This session: Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations"
On our second visit to Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations we will look more closely at the following topic areas:
First half:
The Private Language Argument
Break (approx. 15 mins)
Second half:
“…the meaning of a word is its use in the language" - Discuss
(from section 43 PI)
The methods used will include:
• A chance for everyone to speak if they wish
• Large round table discussion
• Small group discussion
Recommend resources:
As well as the main text, the following might be helpful:
Introductory: https://www.philosopher.org.uk/analytic.htm#Wittgenstein_Language_Games
More advanced: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/#LateWitt
Youtube - John Searle talks to Brian Magee about Wittgenstein (from BBC 1987) - Picture quality is not great but sound quality is clear:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBA11F92930FBA44D
BBC radio 4 - Wittgenstein (In Our Time 2003):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0054945
If you haven't read the The Examined Life rules (or need a refresher), which can be found here, please do so before the meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/The_Examined_Life/messages/boards/
The Pub:
The Hoop & Grapes has a comfortable function room on the first floor and second floor for private discussions and events. The bar is on the ground floor.
NB.
Please RSVP if you can commit to attending and change your RSVP if something comes up. Inaccurate RSVPs can make it difficult to plan for room sizes and bookings.