Reconsideration of Wittgenstein’s Cultural Background and Context

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Title: Reconsideration of Wittgenstein’s cultural background and context

How does a human being become a philosopher? Context and background both play crucial roles. Every philosopher engages with their thoughts under specific circumstances and within particular surroundings. In this sense, all philosophy should be considered a cross-section of the ongoing history of philosophy, which in turn shapes the perspectives of contemporary philosophers.

Wittgenstein’s focus on the context of our thoughts and perceptions aligns well with this conceptualisation. All philosophy – certainly including Wittgenstein’s own thought – should be reevaluated within this framework of context and background. 

For example, the secondary literature on Wittgenstein’s philosophy has examined a wide range of influences. The people who made intellectual impressions on Wittgenstein are the Wittgenstein sisters, Karl Kraus and Adolf Loos in the cultivated circles of Vienna, and the academic philosophers Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and G. E. Moore. The works which inspired Wittgenstein are those of Arthur Schopenhauer in philosophy; Sigmund Freud and Otto Weininger in Viennese psychology; Ernst Mach, Ludwig Boltzmann and Heinrich Hertz in Viennese and German physics; and Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy in Russian literature. 

With that objective in mind, this workshop will delve into the context and background of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, including the circumstances that influenced both the formation of his ideas and the

broader philosophical landscape. This approach offers an opportunity to illuminate Wittgenstein’s vision from a different angle, enabling us to ‘think in another way’.

The workshop will be held in Tokyo. The organizers are Saori Makino (Chiba University, Chiba), a Wittgenstein researcher, Shuhei Kimoto (Hosei University, Tokyo), a Hegel researcher, and

Tadahiro Oota (National Institute of Technology, Numazu College, Shizuoka), who researches post-Kantian philosophy. The workshop will benefit greatly from your participation, and we will make every effort to ensure its success.

Registration: https://forms.gle/d5uRmxvg3qS72LK29
If you wish to join the official dinner on 21st September, please register until the end of August.

The Invited Speakers:
Anirban Mukherjee, North Bengal University (Siliguri)
Chon Tejedor, Universitat de València (Valencia)
Ryo Ito, Waseda University (Tokyo)

Information:
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan University (Minami-Osawa campus),
Dates: 20th–22nd September 2024

Organizing institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University

Program:
https://witthegeljapan.weebly.com/2024.html

Accommodation:
Please check the list:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15j6iicfCNp_P45iCfb_iqWZw9uJ26r9-tmW0TJ55tSg/edit?usp=sharing

Links:
https://witthegeljapan.weebly.com

Sender:
Name: Saori Makino
E-mail address: [email protected]
Website:https://saorimakino.weebly.com