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Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language ReviewThis book contains an interesting and controversial view of Wittgenstein as a phenomenalist. Cook lays out, using several passages from Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investagations", the main reasons that he asserts that Wittgenstein is engaged in a phenomenalist project, much akin to Berkeley's idealism. The main force of the book tends to focus on the various kinds of Ordinary Language Philosophy: Standard, Metaphysical, and Investigative. Cook points out a common misunderstanding that many of Wittgenstein's followers have made, viz. they have mistaken Wittgenstein to be presenting a Standard Ordinary Language view similar to G.E. Moore. Cook suggests that philosophers like Hans Sluga, O.K. Bouwsma, and Norman Malcolm have misunderstood Wittgenstein to be asserting that ordinary language is an ontological map for indicating what kinds of things exist. However, Cook proposes that Wittgenstein, knowingly or not, is engaged in a Metaphysical Ordinary Language method. Wittgenstein has adopted a metaphysical view, phenomenalism, and conforms our ordinary language to fit this metaphysical view point. So in S116 of the "Investigations" where Wittgenstein claims that his philosophical method's goal is "to bring words back from their metaphysical to their everyday use" , is either misleading or Wittgenstein himself does not realize the implications of his own philosophical method. Cook concludes that Wittgenstein should have engaged in an Investigative Ordinary Language method: a method that examines examples of language use in order to gain an understanding of the meaning of a word. This interpretation of Wittgenstein seems to be a point of contention, as there are many passages in the "Investigations" where Wittgenstein discusses "language-games" and "meaning as use within a language-game"--these passages make Wittgenstein's method appear to be more closely related to an Investigative Ordinary Language project.
The complexity of Cook's view and the intriguing controversial nature of the book keeps one focused on the material as one reads; as well as considering many possible objections to be raised in response later. "Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language" draws out many difficulties in understanding Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations" in a manner that allows the reader to get back into Wittgenstein's original material and work through the difficulties on one's own. I would recommend this book to anyone who has thoroughly read Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations" to further their understanding of the main facets of Wittgenstein's philosophical method.Wittgenstein, Empiricism, and Language Overview

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