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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8B-g03RivIMt7llh1cyEGV

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

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