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Wittgenstein, learning and the expressive formation of emotions

Steinar Bøyum

pp. 419-435

Résumé

The topic of this chapter is Wittgenstein's view on the learning of emotional concepts. The concept of learning, however, covers a motley of processes, and we should resist the impulse to force them all into a single mold or two. Hence, the modest aim here is to explore only some of the characteristic ways in which we learn emotions . It is not meant to be complete, nor to provide much depth or detail, but seeks to introduce at least some of the elements in a perspicuous representation of the logical grammar of emotion learning. On many readings of Wittgenstein , his philosophy has most to teach us about practical learning, since he is centrally concerned with knowing-how, tacit knowledge, and practical mastery. Here, however, we emphasize Wittgenstein's comparison between learning how to recognize emotional patterns and learning how to distinguish styles of music . The leading idea will be that the education of the self is constituted by an interplay between taking a first person perspective and a third person perspective on oneself.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Peters Michael A., Stickney Jeff (2017) A companion to Wittgenstein on education: pedagogical investigations. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 419-435

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3136-6_28

Citation complète:

Bøyum Steinar, 2017, Wittgenstein, learning and the expressive formation of emotions. In M. A. Peters & J. Stickney (eds.) A companion to Wittgenstein on education (419-435). Dordrecht, Springer.