Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophy - John Searle & Bryan Magee (1987)

In this program, John Searle discusses the life and thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein. This is an episode from the 1987 series on the Great Philosophers with Bryan Magee. The rest of the series can be found here: 00:00 Introduction 03:37 Picture Theory of Meaning 08:56 Meaning as Use 11:09 Family Resemblance 15:44 Language Games 20:35 Religious Language 23:03 Philosophical Puzzlement 24:12 Private Language 29:27 Writing Style 32:28 Influence Outside Philosophy 34:16 Searle’s Evaluation #philosophy #wittgenstein #bryanmagee