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Friedrich Waismann: A Vision of Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2003

Gordon Baker
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Abstract

Waismann's Wittgenstein-influenced ‘How I see Philosophy’ presents a radical vision of philosophy. But its two most general themes—its stress on freedom and vision, and its emphasis on describing the grammar of our language—seem hard to reconcile. This paper elaborates four interrelated themes: 1) Waismann offers his conception of philosophy, not a delineation of the nature of philosophy. 2) His method is radically therapeutic. 3) He offers a diagnosis of the source of philosophical problems: unconscious analogies or conceptions. 4) He advocates a particular form of therapy: offering alternative analogies or conceptions to individuals. Against this background the apparent paradox can be dissolved.

Type
Research Article
Information
Philosophy , Volume 78 , Issue 2 , March 2003 , pp. 163 - 179
Copyright
© The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2003

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