Wittgenstein's Education: 'a Picture Held Us Captive'

by Michael A. Peters and Jeff Stickney

Dedicated to educators who are not philosophy specialists, this book offers an overview of the connections between Wittgenstein's later philosophy and his own training and practice as an educator. Arguing for the centrality of education to Wittgenstein's life and works, the authors resist any reduction of Wittgenstein's philosophy to remarks on pedagogy while addressing the current controversy surrounding the role of training in the enculturation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811084106
• ISBN13: 9789811084102
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"