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Wittgenstein, Meursault and the difficulty of philosophy

Pär Segerdahl

pp. 201-212

Résumé

Ludwig Wittgenstein is generally considered to be an exceptionally difficult philosopher. But in what way is he difficult? Scarcely in the way that Edmund Husserl, with his extensive technical terminology, is difficult, for there is almost no technical vocabulary in (at least the late) Wittgenstein's writings. Nor is he difficult in the way that Martin Heidegger, with his lofty linguistic innovations, is difficult, for finding a philosopher whose language is more everyday than Wittgenstein's would be a difficult task. So why is Wittgenstein not rather one of the easiest philosophers to understand?

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Gustafsson Martin, Hertzberg Lars (2002) The practice of language. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 201-212

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3439-4_10

Citation complète:

Segerdahl Pär, 2002, Wittgenstein, Meursault and the difficulty of philosophy. In M. Gustafsson & L. Hertzberg (eds.) The practice of language (201-212). Dordrecht, Springer.