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A Marxist reading of Ludwig Wittgenstein: making the case for social and political change
- Abstract:
- This article offers a Marxist reading of Wittgenstein and juxtaposes his famous dictum that philosophy ‘leaves everything as it is’ with the idea of transformative action. I seek to align the later philosophy of Wittgenstein with Marx’s 11th thesis on Feuerbach. I advance an unorthodox view interpreting Wittgenstein as an advocate for social and political reform. Wittgenstein’s philosophy encourages us to imagine alternatives and contemplate concrete possibilities for changing the world. The debate operates within the philosophy of education and draws inspiration from related inquiries in political thought and, more specifically, from Marxist connections with Wittgenstein.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1177/01914537231170907
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Journal:
- Philosophy and Social Criticism More from this journal
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 187-207
- Publication date:
- 2023-05-03
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-03-13
- DOI:
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1461-734X
- ISSN:
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0191-4537
- Language:
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English
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1340600
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pubs:1340600
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2024-01-30
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- Copyright holder:
- Marc James Deegan
- Copyright date:
- 2023
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- © The Author(s) 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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