Training and Mastery of Techniques in Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy
A response to Michael Luntley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11526679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff Stickney (0000-0002-5519-8769, a OISE/University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 678-694 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00418.x |
| OpenAlex | W2132799780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 20 |
Responding to Michael Luntley's article, ‘Learning, Empowerment and Judgement’, the author shows he cannot successfully make the following three moves: (1) dissolve the analytic distinction between learning by training and learning by reasoning, while advocating the latter; (2) diminish the role of training in Wittgenstein's philosophy, nor attribute to him a rationalist model of learning; and (3) turn to empirical research as a way of solving the philosophical problems he addresses through Wittgenstein. Drawing on José Medina's analysis of the fundamental role of training in Wittgenstein's later philosophy, the paper offers a tour of key passages in the Investigations and other works to develop an understanding of what Wittgenstein meant by ‘mastery of techniques’. In opposition to Luntley's liberal‐individual, or his subject as rational agent, the author explores Wittgenstein's non‐foundationalist, forms of life approach to how we act with agreement. More effort must be given to differentiating Wittgenstein's view from that of the analytic school, which Luntley appears to echo despite his criticism of the analytic divide
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Knowing and learning
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Social Practices
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Education
A review of Michael Peters and James Marshall, 1999, Wittgenstein
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Teaching
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Learning, Empowerment and Judgement
Philosophical arguments
Philosophical investigations
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |