Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: a critical study

Introduction

In the following posts I offer a critical appraisal of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘Philosophical Investigations’.

My argument is that we operate with proposals in all facets of human endeavour – I take the view that these proposals or propositions – are from a logical point of view –

open to question – open to doubt and uncertain.

I argue that any claim of propositional certainty is illogical – irrational and pretentious.

In this work I explore this view of the proposition in relation to Wittgenstein’s remarks in his ‘Philosophical Investigations. Part 1 and Part II’.

In what follows I will present each of Wittgenstein’s numbered remarks and follow each with my response.