The origins Of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Remarks: On Ts 208 And Ts 209

Authors

  • Mauro Engelmann UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v25i1.62274

Abstract

According to Rush Rhees, Wittgenstein composed TS 209 (Philosophical Remarks) and handed it in to Russell in order to renew a grant from the Cambridge Council Cambridge in April-May 1930. Pichler (1994, 2009) and Rothhaupt (2010) challenged Rhees’ hypothesis, and claimed that Wittgenstein handed in TS 208 to Russell, and not TS 209. Against their view, I argue that Rhees’ hypothesis best explains the major motive for the composition of Philosophical Remarks, and that it best explains what Wittgenstein handed in to Russell. While I give six reasons in favor of Rhees, I also try to explain how Russell, Moore, Littlewood, Schlick, and Waismann are linked with the composition of TS 208 and TS 209.

 

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Published

2020-08-26

How to Cite

ENGELMANN, M. The origins Of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Remarks: On Ts 208 And Ts 209. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 25, n. 1, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v25i1.62274. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/62274. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.