Recent work on Wittgenstein, 1980–1990

David Stern

pp. 415-458

in: Synthese 98 (3), 1994.

Abstract

While Wittgenstein wrote unconventionally and denied that he was advancing philosophical theses, most of his interpreters have attributed conventional philosophical theses to him. But the best recent interpretations have taken the form of his writing and his distinctive way of doing philosophy seriously. The 1980s have also seen the emergence of a body of work on Wittgenstein that makes extensive use of the unpublished Wittgenstein papers. This work on Wittgenstein's method and his way of writing are the main themes of this literature review.

Cited authors

Wittgenstein Ludwig