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Wittgenstein is not generally thought of as a philosopher of W education, yet his views on how we think, learn and teach have it t the potential to contribute significantly to our contemporary g e understanding of pedagogy. Wittgenstein himself was a n s lifelong learner whose method consisted of thinking intensely t e about a wide range of topics, including not only the philosophy in of language, logic and mathematics but also architecture, o n music, ethics, religion, culture and psychoanalysis. He then T shared his observations and conclusions with his students as a h in way of teaching them how to think and learn for themselves, k and his personification of the learner-teacher deeply impressed in g those who witnessed his pedagogical performances during , L his ‘lectures’. This study presents a detailed exploration of e a Wittgenstein’s legacy as an educationalist, now accessible to r n us through the extensive published collections of his thoughts in on the subject. g a n d T e a c h Patrick Quinn is head of the Department of Philosophy at All Hallows in g College, Dublin; associate lecturer in the philosophy of education at the National College of Ireland, Dublin; philosophy tutor in the Adult Education Centre at University College Dublin; and a faculty member appaurtno bdtghl ietrseah Clmeeedvmni soeitornsen a.fpobhro iltouhtse ot Sphtehusyde ya tonodfp P icelasd toouncni asRmtaio,i dnTr iióna intTyed iC lipfoísr ellÉesiegreneat eDndnu b(alRin Ts.Ée H)r ierea shd aoiosf Patrick WLeittagrenninsgte ainn don T eTahicnhkiinngg, Q u in u i n n Q ISBN 978-3-0343-1806-8 n a t r i c k P www.peterlang.com Peter Lang Wittgenstein is not generally thought of as a philosopher of W education, yet his views on how we think, learn and teach have it t the potential to contribute significantly to our contemporary g e understanding of pedagogy. Wittgenstein himself was a n s lifelong learner whose method consisted of thinking intensely t e about a wide range of topics, including not only the philosophy in of language, logic and mathematics but also architecture, o n music, ethics, religion, culture and psychoanalysis. He then T shared his observations and conclusions with his students as a h in way of teaching them how to think and learn for themselves, k and his personification of the learner-teacher deeply impressed in g those who witnessed his pedagogical performances during , L his ‘lectures’. This study presents a detailed exploration of e a Wittgenstein’s legacy as an educationalist, now accessible to r n us through the extensive published collections of his thoughts in on the subject. g a n d T e a c h Patrick Quinn is head of the Department of Philosophy at All Hallows in g College, Dublin; associate lecturer in the philosophy of education at the National College of Ireland, Dublin; philosophy tutor in the Adult Education Centre at University College Dublin; and a faculty member appaurtno bdtghl ietrseah Clmeeedvmni soeitornsen a.fpobhro itlouhtse ot Sphtehusyde ya tonodfp P icelasd toouncni asRmtaio,i dnTr iióna intTyed iC lipfoísr ellÉesiegreneat eDndnu b(alRin Ts.Ée H)r ierea shd aoiosf Patrick WLeittagrenninsgte ainn don T eThaicnhkiinngg, Q u in u i n n Q n a t r i c k P www.peterlang.com Peter Lang Wittgenstein on Thinking, Learning and Teaching Patrick Quinn Wittgenstein on Thinking, Learning and Teaching PETER LANG Oxford • Bern • Berlin • Bruxelles • Frankfurt am Main • New York • Wien Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche National- bibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available on the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Quinn, Patrick, 1944- Wittgenstein on thinking, learning, and teaching / Patrick Quinn. -- 1st ed. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-03-431806-8 (alk. paper) 1. Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951. 2. Education--Philosophy. I. Title. B3376.W564Q46 2015 192--dc23 2014047877 Cover image by Michael Foley ISBN 978-3-0343-1806-8 (print) ISBN 978-3-0353-0746-7 (eBook) © Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, Bern 2015 Hochfeldstrasse 32, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland [email protected], www.peterlang.com, www.peterlang.net All rights reserved. All parts of this publication are protected by copyright. Any utilisation outside the strict limits of the copyright law, without the permission of the publisher, is forbidden and liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to reproductions, translations, microfilming, and storage and processing in electronic retrieval systems. This publication has been peer reviewed. Dedicated to James and Sam Mulchrone, our grandchildren I think he teaches wondrously well and the children are very fond of him. (hermine wittgenstein, about her brother Ludwig) My type of thinking is not wanted in this present age, I have to swim so strongly against the tide. Perhaps in a hundred years people will really want what I am writing. (ludwig wittgenstein to Con Drury) The philosopher says ‘Look at things like this!’ – but first, that is not to say that people will look at things like this, second he may be altogether too late with his admonition, & it’s possible too that such an admoni- tion can achieve absolutely nothing & that the impulse towards such a change in the way things are perceived must come from another direction. (ludwig wittgenstein, Culture and Value, 70e) My hope is to define thinking indirectly in terms of teaching. Thinking is trying to make up a gap in one’s education. (gilbert ryle, On Thinking)
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