“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense
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Resumo: | “Our later and more critical philosophies are mere fads and fancies compared with this natural mother-tongue of thought”, says William Jamesin his lecture on common sense. The deep bond connecting language, common sense and nature is also one of the main concerns of the later Wittgenstein. The aim of this paper is to compare the two philosophers in this respect, particularly focusing on James’ Pragmatism and on Wittgenstein’s On Certainty. Similarities, but also differences, will be highlighted. A furtherelement will be offered by the analysis of a fragment of Wittgenstein’s Nachlass, which anticipates his image of the river-bed of thought through the critique of James’ stream of thought. By means of this comparaison, I will question Wittgenstein’s explicit refusal of pragmatism. I will argue that his late philosophy can be said to be even more pragmatist than James’, in that it delineates a conception of the common sense certainties which shape our Weltbild (world-picture) as practically, and not merely epistemically, connected to our life. |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense“A Língua materna do Pensamento”: James e Wittgenstein sobre o senso comumCommon senseWeltbildCertaintyBeliefsJamesWittgensteinSenso comumWeltbiltCertezaCrençasJamesWittgenstein“Our later and more critical philosophies are mere fads and fancies compared with this natural mother-tongue of thought”, says William Jamesin his lecture on common sense. The deep bond connecting language, common sense and nature is also one of the main concerns of the later Wittgenstein. The aim of this paper is to compare the two philosophers in this respect, particularly focusing on James’ Pragmatism and on Wittgenstein’s On Certainty. Similarities, but also differences, will be highlighted. A furtherelement will be offered by the analysis of a fragment of Wittgenstein’s Nachlass, which anticipates his image of the river-bed of thought through the critique of James’ stream of thought. By means of this comparaison, I will question Wittgenstein’s explicit refusal of pragmatism. I will argue that his late philosophy can be said to be even more pragmatist than James’, in that it delineates a conception of the common sense certainties which shape our Weltbild (world-picture) as practically, and not merely epistemically, connected to our life.“Nossas filosofias recentes e mais críticas são meros modismos e fantasiascomparados com essa língua materna natural do pensamento”, disseWilliam James em sua conferência sobre o senso comum. A ligação profundaque conecta a linguagem e o senso comum é também uma das principaispreocupações do Wittgenstein tardio. O objetivo deste artigo é comparar osdois filósofos a este respeito, focando particularmente em Pragmatismo, deJames, e Sobre Certeza, de Wittgenstein. Similaridades, mas também diferençasserão ressaltadas. Um elemento adicional será oferecido pela análisede um fragmento de Nachlass, de Wittgenstein, que antecipa sua imagemdo leito do rio do pensamento através da crítica do fluxo do pensamentode James. Por meio desta comparação, questionarei a recusa explícita deWittgenstein ao pragmatismo. Argumentarei que sua filosofia tardia podeser dita como sendo ainda mais pragmatista do que a de James, na medidaem que delineia uma concepção das certezas do senso comum que formamnossa Weltbild (mundo-imagem) como praticamente, e não simplesmenteepistemicamente, conectada a nossa vida.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2012-10-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/11646Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2012); 37-59Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 13 n. 1 (2012); 37-592316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/11646/8375Copyright (c) 2012 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBoncompagni, Anna2024-07-01T13:09:30Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/11646Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2024-07-01T13:09:30Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense “A Língua materna do Pensamento”: James e Wittgenstein sobre o senso comum |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense Boncompagni, Anna Common sense Weltbild Certainty Beliefs James Wittgenstein Senso comum Weltbilt Certeza Crenças James Wittgenstein |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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“The Mother-tongue of Thought”: James and Wittgenstein on Common Sense |
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Boncompagni, Anna |
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Boncompagni, Anna |
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Boncompagni, Anna |
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Common sense Weltbild Certainty Beliefs James Wittgenstein Senso comum Weltbilt Certeza Crenças James Wittgenstein |
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Common sense Weltbild Certainty Beliefs James Wittgenstein Senso comum Weltbilt Certeza Crenças James Wittgenstein |
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“Our later and more critical philosophies are mere fads and fancies compared with this natural mother-tongue of thought”, says William Jamesin his lecture on common sense. The deep bond connecting language, common sense and nature is also one of the main concerns of the later Wittgenstein. The aim of this paper is to compare the two philosophers in this respect, particularly focusing on James’ Pragmatism and on Wittgenstein’s On Certainty. Similarities, but also differences, will be highlighted. A furtherelement will be offered by the analysis of a fragment of Wittgenstein’s Nachlass, which anticipates his image of the river-bed of thought through the critique of James’ stream of thought. By means of this comparaison, I will question Wittgenstein’s explicit refusal of pragmatism. I will argue that his late philosophy can be said to be even more pragmatist than James’, in that it delineates a conception of the common sense certainties which shape our Weltbild (world-picture) as practically, and not merely epistemically, connected to our life. |
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