Talk:Commentary on PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS: Article Content

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hola parr:

taking the time to talk: you suggested a while back that i add some commentary for your new site and well, "here i am..." ready and willing to converse. i've recently purchased a copy of philosophical investigations but have not begun reading. do you have any tips on how to proceed as this seems to be a difficult text to unravel? begin at the beginning right...

i hope you are still interested in pursuing this topic in this forum, it seems as if there has been little activity on this site as well as the yahoo forums. nevertheless i think i will post in both places just to insure maximum viewing possibility...maybe it will encourage others to visit here as well.

sour point: i'm not too keen on other people editing my work other than myself, i think it inhibits the integrity of the material being worked on, so i hope there is someway around this clause. is it necessary for all viewed work on wikicities sites? let me know about this since it may serve as an excuse for me not to post...

topic of discussion: something i've been stewing over since i've read your commentary is the idea of the logical language rules we customarily view as inherent in all speech acts are perhaps only psychological constructs. on a casual and cursory reading the idea that the relative way in which we all culturally use language is not a cause or excuse to dismantle language rules or their ability to act as a guide in the way we construct our world.

anyway want to know what you think about this comment...

sincerely, rlj

[edit] JWS comments

1) reading PI: one approach is to honor Wittgenstein's hope that readers would not abandon their obligation to do some work. You can view PI as an exercise book. When W asks a question, stop reading and try to answer it. Examine your own ideas....do not just expect W to have provided a conventional story for you to absorb.

2) about control over the editing of what you post....if you do not want people to alter what you write, just say so. People will then still be able to comment on it.....or even make a copy of what you wrote and edit the copy. --JWSchmidt 14:47, 4 May 2006 (UTC)