---
_id: '58822'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'In 1921, John Wisdom (1904–1993) became a member of Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge,
    where he read philosophy and attended lectures by G. E. Moore, C. D. Broad, and
    J. E. McTaggart. He received his BA in 1924, after which he worked for five years
    at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology. From 1929 to 1934, Wisdom
    was a Lecturer in the department of logic and metaphysics at the University of
    St Andrews and a colleague of G. F. Stout. After the publication of his book Interpretation
    and Analysis (1931) and five articles on “Logical Constructions” in Mind (1931–3),
    Wisdom became a Lecturer in Moral Sciences in Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity
    College. This gave him the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of Wittgenstein’s
    philosophy. Since nothing by Wittgenstein but Tractatus appeared in print for
    decades, Wisdom’s publications of these years were—mistakenly—read as portents
    of the new ideas of Wittgenstein himself. The publication of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical
    Investigations in 1953 brought with it, among other things, the fall of Wisdom’s
    popularity. '
author:
- first_name: Nikolay
  full_name: Milkov, Nikolay
  id: '357'
  last_name: Milkov
citation:
  ama: 'Milkov N. Wisdom’s Wittgenstein. In: Khani  AH, Kemp  G, eds. <i>Wittgenstein
    and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic
    Philosophers, 2 Vol., Volume II</i>. 1st ed. Routledge.'
  apa: 'Milkov, N. (n.d.). Wisdom’s Wittgenstein. In A. H. Khani  &#38; G. Kemp  (Eds.),
    <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary
    Analytic Philosophers, 2 vol., Volume II</i> (1st ed.). Routledge.'
  bibtex: '@inbook{Milkov, place={London}, edition={1}, title={Wisdom’s Wittgenstein},
    booktitle={Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and
    Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, 2 vol., Volume II}, publisher={Routledge},
    author={Milkov, Nikolay}, editor={Khani , Ali Hossein  and Kemp , Gary } }'
  chicago: 'Milkov, Nikolay. “Wisdom’s Wittgenstein.” In <i>Wittgenstein and Other
    Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers,
    2 Vol., Volume II</i>, edited by Ali Hossein  Khani  and Gary  Kemp , 1st ed.
    London: Routledge, n.d.'
  ieee: 'N. Milkov, “Wisdom’s Wittgenstein,” in <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, 2 vol., Volume
    II</i>, 1st ed., A. H. Khani  and G. Kemp , Eds. London: Routledge.'
  mla: 'Milkov, Nikolay. “Wisdom’s Wittgenstein.” <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, 2 Vol., Volume
    II</i>, edited by Ali Hossein  Khani  and Gary  Kemp , 1st ed., Routledge.'
  short: 'N. Milkov, in: A.H. Khani , G. Kemp  (Eds.), Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, 2 Vol., Volume
    II, 1st ed., Routledge, London, n.d.'
date_created: 2025-02-24T18:33:50Z
date_updated: 2025-02-24T18:38:38Z
department:
- _id: '14'
edition: '1'
editor:
- first_name: 'Ali Hossein '
  full_name: 'Khani , Ali Hossein '
  last_name: 'Khani '
- first_name: 'Gary '
  full_name: 'Kemp , Gary '
  last_name: 'Kemp '
keyword:
- elucidation
- facts
- Frege
- language
- metaphysics
- G. E. Moore
- Russell
- Stebbing
- John Wisdom
- Wittgenstein
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
publication: 'Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and
  Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, 2 vol., Volume II'
publication_status: inpress
publisher: Routledge
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Wisdom's Wittgenstein
type: book_chapter
user_id: '357'
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '58821'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Susan Stebbing wrote only once on Wittgenstein, in her paper ‘Logical Positivism
    and Analysis’ (1933). The paper was unusually critical of Wittgenstein. It put
    the Cambridge analytic philosophy of Moore and Russell in a sharp opposition to
    the positivist philosophy of the Vienna Circle, in which Stebbing included Wittgenstein.
    Whereas the positivists were interested in analysing language, the Cambridge realists
    were analysing facts. To be more explicit, the analytic philosophers were engaged
    in directional analysis, which seeks to illuminate (to elucidate) the multiplicity
    of the analysed facts. In contrast, positivists aimed at a final analysis that
    proves that there are simples. Stebbing’s sympathies were clearly on the side
    of the Cambridge realists. The important implication of Stebbing’s paper was that
    it urged Wittgenstein to change the style of his philosophy, abandoning those
    points which allegedly connected him with the Vienna Circle.
author:
- first_name: Nikolay
  full_name: Milkov, Nikolay
  id: '357'
  last_name: Milkov
citation:
  ama: 'Milkov N. Stebbing’s Wittgenstein. In: Khani  AH, Kemp  G, eds. <i>Wittgenstein
    and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic
    Philosophers, Vol. II</i>. 1st ed. Routledge.'
  apa: 'Milkov, N. (n.d.). Stebbing’s Wittgenstein. In A. H. Khani  &#38; G. Kemp  (Eds.),
    <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary
    Analytic Philosophers, vol. II</i> (1st ed.). Routledge.'
  bibtex: '@inbook{Milkov, place={London}, edition={1}, title={Stebbing’s Wittgenstein},
    booktitle={Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and
    Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, vol. II}, publisher={Routledge}, author={Milkov,
    Nikolay}, editor={Khani , Ali Hossein  and Kemp , Gary } }'
  chicago: 'Milkov, Nikolay. “Stebbing’s Wittgenstein.” In <i>Wittgenstein and Other
    Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers,
    Vol. II</i>, edited by Ali Hossein  Khani  and Gary  Kemp , 1st ed. London: Routledge,
    n.d.'
  ieee: 'N. Milkov, “Stebbing’s Wittgenstein,” in <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, vol. II</i>,
    1st ed., A. H. Khani  and G. Kemp , Eds. London: Routledge.'
  mla: 'Milkov, Nikolay. “Stebbing’s Wittgenstein.” <i>Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, Vol. II</i>,
    edited by Ali Hossein  Khani  and Gary  Kemp , 1st ed., Routledge.'
  short: 'N. Milkov, in: A.H. Khani , G. Kemp  (Eds.), Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers:
    His Influence on Historical and Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, Vol. II, 1st
    ed., Routledge, London, n.d.'
date_created: 2025-02-24T18:29:59Z
date_updated: 2025-02-24T18:30:06Z
ddc:
- '100'
department:
- _id: '14'
edition: '1'
editor:
- first_name: 'Ali Hossein '
  full_name: 'Khani , Ali Hossein '
  last_name: 'Khani '
- first_name: 'Gary '
  full_name: 'Kemp , Gary '
  last_name: 'Kemp '
keyword:
- directional analysis
- elucidation
- facts
- metaphysics
- G. E. Moore
- Russell
- Stebbing
- John Wisdom
- Wittgenstein
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
publication: 'Wittgenstein and Other Philosophers: His Influence on Historical and
  Contemporary Analytic Philosophers, vol. II'
publication_status: inpress
publisher: Routledge
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Stebbing's Wittgenstein
type: book_chapter
user_id: '357'
year: '2025'
...